In the period between 2004-05 and 2011-12 the higher growth at the all India level has led to higher poverty reduction. Also growth has been inclusive as poverty reduction has been experienced at faster rate for relatively poor social group. Similarly at the sub-national level across states the...

The Chronic Poverty Report on Growth aims to put in front of economic policymakers in developing countries and international agencies evidence about the type of growth and the policies and interventions that will best allow the poor to escape poverty and stay out of it through growth. Growth...

This paper investigates the incidence of poverty in Indian towns and cities of various sizes of population. It also tests the hypothesis that larger towns and cities, because of their size, are capable of supporting more complex economic activities, improving labor productivity, and hence...