Poverty in India: A Chronological Review on Measurement and Identification

Bandyopadhyay, Kaushik Ranjan (2010): Poverty in India: A Chronological Review on Measurement and Identification.

Abstract

The monographs essentially covers a critical chronological review of the measurement of poverty in India and the identification of the poverty line over the various five five year plans

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: income poverty, poverty line
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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