National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the standard source of data for poverty analysis in India by official and non … for a long time despite its high growth potential. Drawing on the experience of several countries as well as that of India …, various studies concluded that economic growth was the most critical factor for reduction of incidence of poverty in the state …

This paper seeks to provide a profile of social group disparities and poverty in India, where social groups are …

representative household sample survey from India for the year 1999-2000, we analyze the pattern of spending on various groups of …

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 of private goods of individuals in non slum urban India dominates …

poverty in rural India. This shows the potential for achieving the much-debated 10% aggregate real GDP growth in the Indian …

child labor phenomenon and poverty. The profile of child labor largely mirrors the profile of poverty. Furthermore, poverty … schools instead. Since the phenomenon of child labor is strongly associated with and determined by poverty, the most effective … policy for eliminating child labor is through poverty alleviation. Other policies that can foster the rate of reduction in …

This paper explores the relationship between unemployment (U) and job vacancies (V) in the Singapore labour market …. Empirical analysis using the framework of the UV Curve (also known as the Beveridge Curve) indicates that Singapores labour … suggesting that the labour market is less responsive in recent years. This might suggest the possibility that employers are now …

measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992–2010. Changes in these measures are … examined for 11 countries, with a major focus on the People’s Republic of China (PRC), India, and Indonesia, which are … growth. India has been relatively stagnant. Indonesia has grown rapidly after suffering an initial set back from the Asian …

Till date,conceptualisation of poverty in Bangladesh’s policy making is limited to income/consumption poverty where a … rise or fall of income/consumption above or below a pre-defined poverty line determines changes in poverty. To identify the … budgetary and fiscal measures which can be redesigned in a way that can significantly reduce poverty and ensure economic and …