Transfers, in the form of remittances and social programs, have contributed but are not the primary drivers of poverty decline over this period. The pattern of changes is consistent with processes associated with structural transformation, which add up to a highly pro-poor pattern of income growth...
Why Is There So Much Poverty in India? India has 269 million people (21% of the total population) under the poverty line, as per the latest official headcount of the poor in India. It used to be 396 million (29 percent) prior to the announcement of new counting. However, the World ...
Polluted air and steadily rising temperatures are linked to health effects ranging from increased heart attacks and strokes to the spread of infectious diseases and psychological trauma.
Profit and Poverty:Profit is gained when business activity gains revenue exceeding the amount needed to caters for costs and taxes. It does not matter whether the business was selling a product to rich or poor people, but as far as there was a transaction, it is a business. Povert...
Why, after so much charity from big organizations, is India still a poor country? Economically why is it bad for countries to have a higher population growth rate? If charitable organizations really work, how come there is still so much poverty around the world, particularly in third world co...
There must have been a lot of hard work that went on through the night by the UAE - which has the presidency of this year's COP - to ensure that everyone was pretty much happy with it before it went through. And it did, quickly. It is a remarkable ag...
achieved from the product, the reality of microfinance is incredibly complex. In fact, many argue there is a distinct lack of evidence to show microfinance actually does help to reduce poverty. Over the years, a series of controversial events have given microfinance a reputation for unscrupul...
Why does China pay special attention to BRICS, the association of five large emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa, as well as China? BRICS is certainly a platform for advancing interests, especially trade and economy, but is there anything else going on with BRICS that...
Why Growth is not Enough:Household Poverty Dynamics in Northeast Gujarat, India. Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 41, No. 7.Krishna, A.; Kapila, M; Porwal, M. et al. (2005) Why growth is not enough: Household poverty dynamics in Northeast Gujarat, India. The Journal of Development ...
We investigate the pattern of India's growth during the last decade, and its implications for poverty reduction. In particular, we focus on the role played by generation of productive employment opportunities in reducing poverty. The paper is first of its kind in analysing these issues at a ...