| Description |
1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; I. Poverty in India: Conceptualization and Methodological Issues; 1 The Challenge of Poverty: An Overview; 2 Conceptualizing Poverty; 3 Estimation of Poverty; 4 Poverty Profile of India; 5 Growth, Inequality and Poverty Eradication; 6 Labor Market and Poverty; 7 Government Initiatives for Poverty Eradication; II. Strategies for Poverty Reduction: Focus on Infrastructure, Financial Inclusion and Social Sector Interventions; 8 Social Sector Services and Poverty Reduction in India |
| Summary |
Inclusive growth needs to be achieved to reduce poverty and other disparities and raise economic growth. This book develops a poverty profile for India in view of the ongoing national and global efforts toward ensuring inclusive growth and bringing poverty levels down. This poverty profile will enable academics and policy makers to reassess and improve on the existing methodologies in estimating poverty rates, evaluate the effectiveness of existing poverty programs, and suggest alternative and complementary options for strategic intervention based on the lessons drawn from program implementati |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2014) |
| Subject |
Poverty -- India
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Economic history
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Poverty
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| SUBJECT |
India -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064892
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| Subject |
India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9290923296 |
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9789290923299 |
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