Growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction in India (English)

Longstanding development issues are revisited in the light of a newly-constructed data set of poverty measures for India spanning 60 years, including 20 years since reforms began in earnest in 1991. The study finds a downward trend in poverty measures since 1970, with an acceleration post-1991, despite rising inequality. Faster poverty decline came with higher growth and a more pro-poor pattern of growth. Post- 1991 data suggest stronger intersectoral...

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Datt,Gaurav;

Ravallion,Martin;

Murgai,Rinku;
Document Date
2016/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
125504
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/04/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction in India
Keywords
Poverty and Equity

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Datt,Gaurav; Ravallion,Martin; Murgai,Rinku.

Growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction in India (English). Poverty and Equity Global Practice Working Paper Series|no. 063 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/534551524203819588

Growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction in India (English)

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