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 … implications for nutrition intake and intra-household resource allocation in developing countries. In the process we also examine … female members in the household suggesting possible gender effects and biases in intra-household resource allocation. Tobacco …

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 …

inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …

targeting. …

inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this perspective, the paper addresses the question : to what extent has …