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At the beginning of the new millennium, more than 260 million people in India did not have incomes to access a consumption basket that defines the poverty. The limited available panel data-based research shows that half the households who are poor at a given time suffer chronic or long duration poverty. Reduction of poverty in India is vital. The research and initial policy findings in this book are relevant for all those who give high priority to the reduction ...
Poverty is one of the perennial and intractable problems facing governments and populations throughout the world. India is home to 22 per cent of the world's poor. Thus, reducing and eventually eliminating poverty is vital if the country is to attain national and international goals of development and good governance. While various studies have drawn attention to the fact that some segments of the population find it especially hard to escape poverty, this book ...