9788183293488 - poverty in india: concepts, measurement and alleviation von yadav, b. s. (1 Ergebnisse)
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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Preface 1 Introductory 2 Poverty at Global Level with Reference to India 3 Incidence and Extent of Poverty in India 4 Inter State Analysis of Human Poverty in India 5 Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India 6 Suggestions and Policy Measures Bibliography Poverty is a complex… phenomenon in its content and scope Poverty is a plague affecting all parts of the world and it has many faces and dimensions It is both widespread and intensive and intrinsically related to socio cultural socio political and socio economic factors In popular understanding poverty is identified with lowness of income which prevents a family from obtaining and enjoying the basic necessities of life including a minimum of food clothing shelter and water This concept is defined as income poverty For a comprehensive picture of poverty those other deprivations such as in relation to health education sanitation and insurance against mishaps must be taken into account Alleviation of poverty has remained a major challenge before the Indian nation even after sixty four years of independence as poverty still persists in our country in its absolute and relative dimensions Apart from low level of per capita income factors affecting physical quality of life index are also reflective of poverty in India According to the 61st round of NSSO the poverty ratios for the country as whole in 2004 05 were 275 percent on the basis of URP method and 218 percent on the basis of MRP method Likewise Indias rank in terms of human poverty index is as low as 62 HDR Report 2007 08 In the wake of economic reforms while the economy has performed well in terms of growth rate of GDP its performance in the form of human development indices has been not satisfactory The current evidence available about population living below poverty line indicates the stark reality that the economic reforms process did not help to reduce poverty jacket 300 pp.
