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This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan …
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productivity, wages and poverty in India in the first quinquennuim of the 21st century. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a … sharp acceleration in work force growth, and, on the obverse side, a slow-down in the rate of growth of labour productivity …. On a comparable basis, the reduction in poverty over this period is shown to be substantially smaller than indicated by …
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This paper explains the gaps between official objectives and the actual accomplishments of the Aquino government, with an emphasis on the implementation record of agricultural-based strategies. Summary of the lessons learned is provided. [Discussion Paper NO. 94-01]....
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: Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by M.H. Suryanarayana Fixing Poverty vs. Fixing the Poverty Line by Anirudh … Krishna Agriculture: Is it a Destination for the Poor? by R S Deshpande Can the Rights based NREGA Reduce Poverty? by K … Hanumantha Rao What Role Does Food Security Play in Mitigating Poverty? by S. Indrakant …
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, extension services, and infrastructure investments) in the growth of farm productivity in West Bengal, India between 1981-95. A …
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This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi … quantifying the effects of some of the key linkages between upgraded infrastructure, economic growth, and poverty reduction. We … gains to the GMS countries as a result of infrastructure development and trade facilitation with national poverty reduced …
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Rising food prices cause considerable policy dilemmas for developing country governments. Letting domestic prices adjust to reflect the full change in international prices generates inflationary pressures and causes severe hardship for poor households lacking access to social safety nets....
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Budget speech by Nepal Finance Minister. URL:[http://www.mof.gov.np/publication/speech/2011/pdf/budgetspeech_english.pdf].
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seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in …
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The relation between growth, inequality and poverty is the central theme of the paper. While the fast economic growth … under the neo-liberal policy regime helps reduce poverty, it increases inequality in income distribution in a way that … retards the progress in poverty-reduction. The empirical validity of this proposition is examined by tracing trends in per …
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