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, various studies concluded that economic growth was the most critical factor for reduction of incidence of poverty in the state … poised for a take-off to a high growth phase, almost similar to that at the national level. On the poverty dimension, however … National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the standard source of data for poverty analysis in India by official and non …
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Content of abstract This paper provides a robust multidimensional evaluation of intra -urban differences. The hypothesis that joint consumption of public goods of individuals in non slum urban India dominates those of individuals living in slums is accepted while the hypothesis that consumption...
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poverty from rural areas to large cities. First, a simple bifurcation of population in terms of poor and non-poor sub …-groups is examined along with the incidence of poverty across different categories of occupations and non-workers. Then, an … merely transfer rural poverty to urban areas, and further that population mobility yields improvement in the living standard …
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The paper conceptualizes chronic poverty by using the spaces of income and nutrition and estimates its incidence among … states and social groups. It also aims to improve our understanding of the determinant of chronic poverty by considering … chronic poverty is household income? What factors inhibit escape from chronic poverty? How different are the other poor from …
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This paper compares the latest estimates of poverty (19992000) made by the Planning Commission with earlier estimates … (2003) in this regard. The paper traces the comparable poverty estimates for the 1980s and 1990s in their levels and change … and uses the extent of poverty reduction implicit in these estimates to assess the magnitude of poverty reduction in the …
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This paper explores migration from Bihar, one of the most underdeveloped states in India, by paying particular attention to social class (caste) and landholdings. After describing details of individual migrants, we present our preliminary findings on the determinants of migration, based on our...
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Economic growth does not necessarily ensure environmental sustainability for a country. The relationship between the two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population on natural resources for livelihood. Under this...
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The objective of this working paper is to examine the extent of employment oriented migration of females in India and the inter state variations in its magnitude using NSSO 55th Round Household level data on Migration . It is found that though the percentage is very small for employment oriented...
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Nonfarm activities generate on average about 60 percent of rural households incomes in the Himalayas. This paper analyzes the determinants of participation in nonfarm activities and of nonfarm incomes across rural households. A unique data set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us...
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give an example of poverty impacts of health insurance, and effects of adverse selection and moral hazard of health …
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