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Nonfarm economic growth in India had very different effects on poverty in different states. Nonfarm growth was least … effective at reducing poverty in states where initial conditions were poor in terms of rural development and human resources … economic growth interact to influence how much economic growth reduced poverty.The elasticities of measured poverty to farm …
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economic growth and initial conditions interact to influence how much growth reduced consumption poverty. The elasticities of … measured poverty to farm yields and development spending did not differ significantly across states. But the elasticities of … poverty to (urban and rural) non-farm output varied appreciably, and the differences were quantitatively important to the …
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The newly independent Timor-Leste has established itself as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and the Pacific. A concentration of economic activity in the capital has, however, raised the concern that the better off members of society are capturing most of the benefits. This study...
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This study investigates the implication of the social dimension of inclusive growth on poverty reduction in Economic … comprising of in- come inequality, education, and health outcomes affect poverty reduction. The study uses a panel dataset of the …-GMM). The results show that GDP per capita exerts significant negative effect on poverty while inequality, education and health …
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The story of South Asia is a topsy-turvy one. Soon after independence from British rule, the region seemed to have a much better prospect than many other parts of the Third World; the prospects soon dimmed, however, as South Asia crawled while East and Southeast Asia galloped away. But a large...
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poverty module (GlobPov), we assess the implication of the IPCC SRES scenarios on global poverty and inequality. We find that … global poverty and inequality measures are sensitive to the downscaling methodology used. Our results show that future … economic growth is crucial for poverty reduction. Higher per capita incomes tend to favour poverty reduction, while higher …
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