could help strengthen the impact of transport infrastructure on poverty reduction are summarized. …

how did the Indian approach, official in particular, to defining and measuring poverty originate and evolve over time …? What are the major issues regarding the nutritional basis for poverty measurement highlighted in academic and policy … debates in India? How valid are these debates in terms of their methodological basis and data relevance? What are the issues …

The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level … studies in India. It also discusses the extent, patterns, and correlates of short term migration with the help a large set of …

This paper applies theoretical pluralism to studies of poverty. However in order to be more specific it takes as a case …, judgemental rationality and open systems are recommended for interdisciplinary investigations of poverty. [DSA, Annual conference … 2003: Poverty]. …

There has been a growing concern on the official estimates of poverty released by the Planning commission. The official … poverty estimates have been severely criticised on various counts. In view of this, Planning Commission set up an expert group … under the chairmanship of Professor Suresh Tendulkar to examine the issue and suggest a new poverty line and estimates. The …

This paper explores the efforts of government to interrupt the intergenerational transmission of poverty. It focuses on …

The poverty scenario in Gujarat is marked by three features: (1) low incidence of poverty (2) spatial concentration and … (3) adoption of targeted policy for poverty reduction. One of the important highlights of the initiatives by the … individual/household as well as area based approach for alleviation of multi-dimensional poverty across the regions in the state …

, in the same district administration of Madhya Pradesh (MP), India. [ODI Working Paper No. 236]. …

The discussion focusses on women in poverty their concentration in rural and urban areas, and the organisational …