This study seeks to show how disaggregate profiles of welfare dimension of ‘inclusive growth’ could provide useful public policy insights in formulating development strategies. The disaggregate profile is defined with respect to regions and social groups. The study proposes concepts and...

Given the contemporary public concern about the worsening relative deprivation of the masses and the need for appropriate policies to address the social cost of the reform programme, the Government of India has declared its commitment to the aam aadmi and the poorest of the poor. This paper...

The concept of 'Pro-Poor Growth' has received wide currency in recent years. It has been provided with extra legitimacy with the UNDP Human Development Report 2005's special focus on its relevance to policies for poverty reduction. The International Poverty Centre of the UNDP at Brasilia has...

Solution for any problem calls for its proper assessment and estimate. Polices, both macro and micro, for providing safety-nets for the poor in developing countries like India are often formulated with inadequate appreciation of empirical and methodological aspects. As a result factually...