India : Defining and Explaining Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction / Rahul Anand, Volodymyr Tulin, Naresh Kumar.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Anand, Rahul.

Contributor:

Kumar, Naresh.

Tulin, Volodymyr.

International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Department, issuing body.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/063

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--India.

Economic development.

Equality--India.

Equality.

Poverty--India.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in explaining inclusive growth and its components, using a new measure of inclusive growth. Social expenditures, spending on education, and educational attainment rates are important for fostering inclusive growth. Macro-financial stability, with particular attention to inflation risks, is also criticial for promoting inclusive growth.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Evolution of Poverty and Inequality; A. Nationwide Income and Consumption Growth; Figures; 1. Ratio of Urban to Rural Real Consumption; Tables; 1. Economic Growth; B. Variation in Growth Across States; 2. Growth in Real Net State Domestic Product per Capita; 3. Regional Variation in Growth and Income Levels; 4. Regional Variation in Consumption; 5. Growth in Rural and Urban Consumption; C. Poverty Reduction and Inequality in the Context of High Growth; 2. Evolution of Poverty; 6. Regional Poverty Rates; 7. Regional Poverty Reduction Progress

8. Real NSDP Per Capita: Ratio of Richest to Poorest States3. Average Decline in Poverty Headcount Rate by State, 16 Major States; 9. Ratio of Urban to Rural Consumption; 10. Gini Coefficient: Rural Households; 11. Gini Coefficient: Urban Households; D. Analysis of Poverty Reduction and Inequality; 12. Comparison of Growth and Inequality Contribution to Poverty Reduction; 13. Comparison of Growth and Inequality Contributions to Poverty Reduction Between Rural and Urban Households; 14. Expenditure Growth by Different Segments of Welfare Distribution: Rural and Urban Households

III. Inclusive GrowthA. Defining Inclusive Growth; 15. Comparison of Growth Incidence Curve between Rural and Urban Households; 16. Social Mobility Curves; 17. Shifts in Social Mobility Curve; B. Evolution of Inclusiveness; 4. Progress on Growth, Poverty Reduction and Inequality: Summary Table for 16 Major States; IV. Econometric Analysis of Growth Inclusiveness; 5. Regression Analysis of Growth Inclusiveness: State-Level, Urban and Rural Households; 6. Regression Analysis of Poverty Reduction (Datt-Ravallion Decomposition): State-Level, Urban and Rural Households

7. Regression Analysis of Growth Inclusiveness: Rural Households8. Regression Analysis of Poverty Reduction (Datt-Ravallion Decomposition): Rural Households; 9. Regression Analysis of Growth Inclusiveness: Urban Households; 10. Regression Analysis of Poverty Reduction (Datt-Ravallion Decomposition): Urban Households; V. Growth Slowdown and Poverty; VI. Conclusions; 11. Growth and Poverty Reduction; Appendix I. Data Description; References

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781475527056

1475527055

9781484354490

1484354494

9781475527124

1475527128