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The first of a series of eSSays dossiers on issues of public concern. Guest editor: M.H. Suryanarayana. Contents: 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...
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Interview on the recent released poverty line.
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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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The present paper is part of a larger study on agricultural growth and rural incomes in the Philippines. This study examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of the various groups of population in...
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This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan. Households interviewed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 1986–91, were resurveyed in 2004–05 with minimal attrition.
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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 … across most sectors and in the economy as a whole, and, a slow-down (a decline) in real wage growth in rural (urban) India …, depending on the choice of poverty lines) in rural India and a clear slow-down in urban India. This period also saw a small rise …
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that rural poverty at the all-India level and across several States increased significantly especially during the first 18 …
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agenda throughout India -- with radically varying levels of effort and effect. The Karnataka Land Reforms Act [Amended] that … parts of India under pressure of new export strategies, globalization, and multiplication of sub-subsistence holdings over …
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) and its implications on economic growth in India for the period from 1966-67 to 2003-04. Estimating a general consumption …
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The study explores different aspects of employment and labour market prevalent in large in UAs, in particular global cities. To capture the role of labour market in urban agglomeration, particularly pooling of labour and concentration of economic activities, the paper present a case study of...
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