Introduction -- Ethnic Heterogeneity -- The Welfare State -- Poverty and Inequality -- Ethnic Heterogeneity and the Welfare State -- Ethnic Heterogeneity and Poverty and Inequality -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Development literature reports significant progress towards reducing poverty in the recent past in South Asia. The consistently positive rates of economic growth support this conclusion, as do the declining poverty headcount ratios. Policymakers facing enormous resource constraints, however,...