generation and poverty reduction, social sector (health and education) and reduction in regional and other disparities. In this … 2003-07. However, there are problems in the four elements of inclusive growth. Growth of agriculture particularly crop …). It is depressing to note that Andhra Pradesh will not meet MDGs in 10 out of 14 indicators. Thus, except in poverty …

In this paper, we present a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both … food and non-food poverty thresholds. Although one cannot completely eliminate the value judgments inherent in the … construction of poverty thresholds, this model helps to make the ad hoc assumptions that are generally made more justifiable. The …

expenditure during recent decades. In many areas, this is a result of service levels slipping back for reasons that include … expenditure than expenditure on operational and capital maintenance. Using information in the public domain and data from a pilot … situation by providing a framework for identifying and plugging gaps in the present pattern of expenditure. It is argued also …

in reducing deficits. In the last year of the UPA the deadline effect helped meet expenditure targets, but at the cost of … of government finances to improve commensurate with this, suggests further improvement in expenditure management is …

This paper demonstrates how family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one … and parents' wage earnings. It surveys the international literature to establish how the problem has been approached and … survey data for the Philippines to explain what determines the decision to seek a job and the earnings of both mothers and …

measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992–2010. Changes in these measures are …

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 …

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 …