This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of poverty in India. It shows that regardless of which of the two official … poverty lines we use, we see a steady decline in poverty in all states and for all social and religious groups. Accelerated … growth between fiscal years 2004–2005 and 2009–2010 also led to an accelerated decline in poverty rates. Moreover, the …

Despite of the fact that poverty is one of the major issues concerning policy makers, it has received less attention … explore the nexus between growth in services sector of Pakistan and its poverty reducing impact. A time series data ranging … indicate that growth in wholesale and retail trade and the ownership of dwelling reduce poverty only in the short run. Growth …

Expanding access to financial services holds the promise to help reduce poverty and spur economic development. But, as …