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The Effect of IMF and World Bank Programmes on Poverty
Easterly, William - eSocialSciences - 2010
elasticity of poverty reduction. Growth does reduce poverty, but the author find no evidence for a direct effect of structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008725996
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Decomposing Spatial Differences in Poverty in India
Dhongde, Shatakshee - eSocialSciences - 2010
overall income poverty. However, in a vast country like India, poverty levels vary significantly across the different states …. In this paper, we analyze the differences between poverty at the state and national level, separately for the rural and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751872
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Why is so Little Spent on Educating the Poor?
Addison, Tony; Rahman, Aminur - eSocialSciences - 2007
If the poor are to benefit from economic growth, then they need the skills that are in growing demand, and the capacity to raise their productivity as smallholder farmers and micro-entrepreneurs. Yet, the poor seldom receive a satisfactory education. Too little is spent on primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528373
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Rising Inequality With High Growth Isn't This Trend Worrisome? Analysis of Kerala Experience
Subrahmanian, KK; Prasad, Syam - eSocialSciences - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699210
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Listen Up Economists, Why Might History Matter for Development Policy?
Kanbur, Ravi - eSocialSciences - 2009
History matters, and it matters in important and interesting ways for policy  today. But it is not just actual events in the past. It is how they are recorded, interpreted, ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004990962
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Factor Employment, Sources and Sustainability of Output Growth: Analysis of Indian Manufacturing
Virmani, Arvind; Hashim, Danish A. - eSocialSciences - 2010
The manufacturing sector in India is crucial for two main reasons: It has significant potential to provide modern employment to a growing labour force, especially that of less skilled type and second by its own healthy growth, stimulate and provide a foundation for, organic growth in other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480386
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Scheme for “New Initiative in Skill Development through PPP†- Guidelines for Grants-in-Aid and Other Heads
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2011
The scheme would facilitate improving both qualitative and quantitative aspects of skill development in Mission Mode by harmonizing efforts of Central / State Governments as well as private sector through State Skill Development Missions. Accordingly, a frame work has been laid for long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002303
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A Study of Policies Related to Science Education for Diversity in India
Chunawala, Sugra; Natarajan, Chitra - eSocialSciences - 2014
, Malaysia, Lebanon and India aims to understand the complex overlapping relationships that exist between cultural and socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945384
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FTA with Australia by next year
Hock, Teh Eng - eSocialSciences - 2008
Malaysia and Australia hope to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations by 2009, said International Trade and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341825
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Can Institutions be Reformed from Within? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment with the Rajasthan Police
Banerjee, Abhijit; Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra; Duflo, Esther - eSocialSciences - 2012
Institutions in developing countries, particularly those inherited from the colonial period, are often thought to be subject to strong inertia. This study presents the results of a unique randomized trial testing whether these institutions can be reformed through incremental administrative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651096