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When is growth pro-poor? Evidence from the diverse experiences of India's states, Volume 1

Author:	Ravallion, Martin; Datt, Gaurav;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2263
Country:	India;	Date Stored:	2000/01/25
Document Date:	1999/12/31	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	(Historic)Social Protection
Region:	South Asia	Report Number:	WPS2263
Sub Sectors:	Other Social Protection	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Governance Indicators; Achieving Shared Growth; Rural Poverty Reduction; Poverty Assessment; Economic Conditions and Volatility; Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Services & Transfers to Poor; Public Health Promotion
Volume No:	1

Summary: The authors use 20 household surveys for India's 15 major states, spanning 1960-94, to study how initial conditions and the sectoral composition of economic growth interact to influence how much economic growth reduced poverty. The elasticities of measured poverty to farm yields and development spending did not differ significantly across states. But the elasticities of poverty to (urban and rural) non-farm output varied appreciably, and the differences were quantitatively important to the overall rate of poverty reduction. States with initially lower farm productivity, lower rural living standards relative to those in urban areas, and lower literacy experienced a less pro-poor growth process.


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