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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2016/02/01
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Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada)
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125504
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2018/04/20
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Disclosed
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Growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction in India
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Poverty and Equity