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Poverty Dynamics in Rural India
Aziz, Jahangir - 2002
India’s progress in reducing poverty at the national level masks substantial disparity in the incidence of poverty at …
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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries : Issues and Policies
Khan, Mahmood Hasan - 2000
In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...
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India : defining and explaining inclusive growth and poverty reduction
Anand, Rahul; Tulin, Volodymyr; Kumar, Naresh - 2014
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India : Defining and Explaining Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
Anand, Rahul - 2014
poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …
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Subsidy Reforms and Poverty Alleviation
Bhambhri, Chandra Prakash - 2001
This paper presents a general framework for characterizing the optimal pattern of subsidies for poverty alleviation under budgetary constraints and suggests possible reforms for the existing pattern of subsidies. The government may subsidize or tax goods in order to meet its objectives. The...
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International Trade and Poverty Alleviation
Bannister, Geoffrey J. - 2001
Empirical studies suggest that trade reform has a positive effect on employment and income for the poor; however, there are winners and losers. If the transitional costs of trade liberalization fall disproportionately on the poor, trade reform can be designed to mitigate these effects. This...
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Trade and Industrialization in Developing Agricultural Economies
Vamvakidis, Athanasios - 1999
This paper examines the impact of international trade on industrialization in developing agricultural economies. The findings show that developing agricultural economies that increased their openness during 1970-95 experienced an increase in their share of industrial production at the expense of...
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Financial Repression and Exchange Rate Management in Developing Countries : Theory and Empirical Evidence for India
Kohli, Renu - 2001
instruments of financial repression may be used for exchange rate management. The model is compared to the experience of India, a …
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Modeling and Forecasting Inflation in India
Callen, Tim - 1999
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved away from a broad money target toward a “multiple indicators” approach to the …
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Tax Smoothing in a Financially Repressed Economy : Evidence From India
Cashin, Paul - 1998
India has a long history of running fiscal deficits. Two broad considerations motivate a government to run a deficit … 1951-52 to 1996-97. The empirical results indicate that the central government of India has tax-smoothed, while the … regional governments of India have not. The paper also finds evidence of tax tilting, reflected in financial repression, which …
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