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Copyright 1997 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing July 1997
World Bank Country Studies are among the many reports originally prepared for internal use as part of the continuing analysis by the Bank of the economic and related conditions of its developing member countries and of its dialogues with the governments. Some of the reports are published in this series with the least possible delay for the use of governments and the academic, business and financial, and development communities. The typescript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formal printed texts, and the World Bank accepts no responsibility for errors. Some sources cited in this paper may be informal documents that are not readily available. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this volume do not imply on the part of the World Bank Group any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. The material in this publication is copyrighted. Requests for permission to reproduce portions of it should be sent to the Office of the Publisher at the address shown in the copyright notice above. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally give permission promptly and, when the reproduction is for noncommercial purposes, without asking a fee. Permission to copy portions for classroom use is granted through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., Suite 910,222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923, U.S.A. ISSN: 0253-2123
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
India: achievements and challenges in reducing poverty. p. cm. (A World Bank country study) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8213-3971-0 1. PoorIndia. 2. Economic assistanceDeveloping countries. 3. IndiaEconomic policy1980- I. World Bank. II. Series. HC435.2.I48 1997 362.5'8'0954dc21 97-13276 CIP
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Contents
Abstract
v
Acknowledgments
vi
Abbreviations and Acronyms
vii
Currency
viii
Economic Development Data
ix
Social Indicators
xi
Executive Summary
xiii
Chapter 1 Poverty: Where does India stand?
1
Introduction
1
Evolution of poverty in India
3
Who are the poor?
10
Chapter 2 Growth, human development, and anti-poverty programs
17
Introduction
17
Growing out of poverty
17
Capital for rural growth
21
And for the rural poor
22
Poverty-reduction: The missed target
26
Conclusions and recommendations
34
Annex I Poverty measurement: the debate on how best to capture the extent of deprivation
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