outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

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 …

We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 …-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of … poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …