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 …

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

It is an empirical fact that it is very difficult to balance economic growth, poverty reduction, and environment … targeting of the chronic issue of poverty reduction without causing damage to the natural environment. It is in this context …

This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. We use fixed capital … find that growth in both sectors significantly reduces poverty; moreover, they have the same elasticity. Therefore, growth … in both public and private sector spending will reduce poverty twice as fast as just relying on public spending. The …

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

the eight MDGs. The MDGs include eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; universal primary education; gender equality … of progress in achieving the MDGs for the reduction of poverty incidence, the reduction of the infant mortality rate and …, namely : Goal 1 (poverty and hunger), Goal 2 (education), Goal 3 (gender equality), Goal 5 (maternal health), Goal 6 (control …