risks in some asset classes, productivity slowdown, debt default, regulatory inaction, and some policy mistakes. The purpose …

This paper argues that with the recent economic reforms, an efficient and active debt market, particularly in long …-term private debt instruments, is essential for the country to realize the full benefits of the reform process and to achieve its …

families vulnerable to debt bondage. …

in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India. Urban poverty is significant in Rajasthan … with a fifth of the urban population living below the poverty line and in slums. Increasing numbers of poor migrants in … search of employment contribute to the rising levels of urban poverty in cities such as Jaipur, where the present study is …

catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.†The program and the districts are evaluated over time …

include economic growth, local poverty, and inequality, all of which are generally believed to accelerate the process. Of …