In this research paper, we address three related research questions: How have been the patterns of income mobility in India? What are the trends, levels and sources of income inequality in India? and finally And
The Human Development Index (HDI) is recognised as the most commonly used composite index to assess the socio-economic progress of a country. To preserve its pioneering role in development, there has to be a reduction in inequalities and cross-state conv
negative impacts from warming, mainly from ecosystem and climate damages, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (-US$ 6-17 billion), Latin America (except Brazil, -US$ 8-12 billion), other Asian countries (excluding China, -US$ 7–18 billion), and India (-US$ 4-14 billion)for 2100 (Fig....
The present paper attempts to explore an important question, that is, whether the progress of globalization has promulgated economic growth, with a consequent reduction in inequality in India. We consider the question as an important one needing empirical scrutiny, especially in the context of the ...
Puja Vasudeva Dutta and Hari K. Nagarajan, Spatial Inequality in Rural India: Do Initial Conditions Matter?Dutta, P. V and H. K. Nagarajan (2005) Spatial inequality among Indian villages: Do initial conditions matter? Paper presented at CPPRC-IIPA seminar on „chronic poverty: emerging ...
Moreover, they empirically examined the effects of bond and equity prices on inequality in the Euro area; however, they ignored the fact that the progressivity of income distribution policies differs in every country. Additionally, they investigated wealth inequality, while this paper considers income...
418 Jennifer Baka THE MECHANICS OF LAND ACQUISITION IN SATTUR Starting in 2005–06, land brokers for North India-based Shivaleekha began approaching farmers in the village of Soorangudi (Village 2 in Figure 2) offering to purchase their wasteland holdings. After amassing a plantation of roughly...
(2001). Trends in diet, nutritional status, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases in China and India: The economic costs of the nutrition transition. Nutrition Reviews, 59(12), 379–390. Article Google Scholar Robert, S. A., & Reither, E. N. (2004). A multilevel analysis of race...
It contributes to high infant and child mortality in the early stages of life and later on in adult life; it increases the risk for non-communicable diseases. The study aims to understand the socio-economic status-related inequality for LBW among children in India. It hypothesises that there ...
in India. Most of the inequalities will have a labour market dimension. Labour market inequalities can be found across sectors, wages and earnings, quality of work, labour market access and between organised and unorganised sectors. On public policies and inequalities, the paper discusses ...