States Diverge, Cities Converge : Drivers of Local Growth Catch-up in India (English)

This paper takes a fresh look at growth convergence in India, combining insights from macroeconomics and urban economics. It departs from the existing literature in three ways. First, the paper assesses growth patterns across districts and across places below the district level instead of taking the state as the unit of analysis. Second, it relies on household expenditures per capita, instead of gross domestic product per capita, to measure living...

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Li,Yue-000316086;

Rama,Martin G.;

Zhao,Qinghua;
Document Date
2018/12/03
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8660
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/12/03
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
States Diverge, Cities Converge : Drivers of Local Growth Catch-up in India
Keywords
gross domestic product

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Li,Yue-000316086; Rama,Martin G.; Zhao,Qinghua.

States Diverge, Cities Converge : Drivers of Local Growth Catch-up in India (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8660 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862901543851042872

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