Kalirajan, Kaliappa; Singh, Kanhaiya - In: Asian-Pacific Economic Literature 24 (2010) 1, pp. 26-42
The focus of the study is the pace of poverty reduction across Indian states and its determinants. In particular, the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) and industrialisation in reducing poverty is examined. Empirical evidence shows that poverty reduction did occur during the 1990s...