the Udalguri subdivision, Assam (india). It indicates that at least 35.85 percent of the population (and 33.52 percent of … households) in the sample villages is below poverty line (at Rs. 400 per capita per month). On the other hand, no more than 39 ….5 percent of the people (and 37.36 percent households) is likely to stand under the poverty line (at Rs. 425 per capita per …

In this study we make an attempt to visualize the structure of the economy of Udalguri Subdivision of Assam, India. The … of labour is near- zero and productivity of land provides only subsistence. Poverty keeps consumption and savings low …

-level per capita income and poverty rates. I define the quality of the judiciary in terms of: (i) its speed in deciding trials …, such as agricultural production, private sector development, capital formation, poverty rates, public security and … the agricultural and private services sector, the poverty rate, the transportation infrastructure density, the rental …

The objective of this study is to bring out the case of poverty, undernourishment and health conditions of casual … labourers in Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India. Casual labourers are those workers who work for a very short … 48.95 percent of income) on food articles yielding energy. Some 38.4 percent of these households are below poverty line …

city of Meghalaya, India. Two views of poverty have been considered; first at the per capita (per month) income level and …In this paper we report our findings as to the extent of poverty among the casual labourers of Shillong, the capital …

city of Meghalaya, India. Two views of poverty have been considered; first at the per capita (per month) income level and …In this paper we report our findings as to the extent of poverty among the casual labourers of Shillong, the capital …

The objective of this study is to bring out the case of poverty, undernourishment and health conditions of casual … labourers in Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya, India. A large section of the unskilled labourers work as casual workers … energy. Some 38.4 percent of these households are below poverty line (fixed at Rs. 396 per capita per month). Poorer …

in the social spirit and prowess, so much needed to benefit from globalization. Acute poverty is the major structural … reality that makes the rural areas of India impermeable to the effects of globalization. To exploit the possibilities and … links to the market. Poverty cripples the very foundations of these possibilities. Therefore, under the prevailing …

Unlike aversion to inequality, aversion to poverty resists formalization in welfare economics. One way to assign … normative significance to the poverty line is to allow the welfare measure to exhibit a discrete loss from poverty (DLP) at z …

(if everybody's income goes up, who cares if inequality is up too?), and the argument is made that only poverty … poverty solely and not with inequality is internally inconsistent. …