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Poverty in the World and in IndiaThis work looks at how to measure poverty, with a particular focus on the poverty counts in the world, particularly the number of people living on less than a dollar (or two dollars) a day. The world poverty counts are constructed by the World Bank, and there are many issues concerning what they mean, whether they are reliable, and whether they might be improved. There has also been recent debate about why there has been so much growth in the world, and so little poverty reduction. The answer to this puzzle lies in deep contradictions between the data sources used to measure growth and those used to measure poverty. Indian poverty is measured using a series of household surveys, run by India's National Sample Survey (NSS). The results of these surveys have been subject to intense debate in recent years. There are also significant questions about the appropriateness of the poverty lines used by the Government of India. Finally, the Indian consumer price indexes used in the poverty calculations have also been questioned. A series of papers addresses these issues. More Information:
Papers on Poverty in the World and in IndiaThe following is a list of recent papers and publications regarding Poverty in India and the World. Here's access to a full list of Angus Deaton's working papers and publications. Food and Nutrition in India: Facts and Interpretations- April 2008 Price Trends in India and Their Implications for Measuring Poverty - February 2008, Economic and Political Weekly Using Census and Survey Data to Estimate Poverty and Inequality for Small Areas - June 2007 Purchasing Power Parity Exchange Rates for the poor: Using Household Surveys to Construct PPPs - August 2006 Data and Dogma: The Great Indian Poverty Debate - August 2005 Measuring
Poverty - July 2004 Health in an Age of Globalization - Brookings Trade Forum, April 2004 - Revised 7/04 Purchasing Power Parity Exchange Rates from Household Survey Data - Revised 5/04 Regional Poverty Estimates for India, 1999-2000 - August 2003 Measuring Poverty in a Growing World (or Measuring Growth in a Poor World)
- Revised 4/04 How to Monitor
Poverty for Millennium Development Goals Is World Poverty Falling? Poverty
and Inequality in India: a Reexamination (with Jean Dreze) Prices
and Poverty in India, 1987-2000 Adjusted
Indian Poverty Estimates for 1999-2000 Counting the World's Poor: Problems and Possible Solutions
Prices
and Poverty in India (with Alessandro Tarozzi) - Revised 7/00 |
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