Wagle, Udaya R. - In: South Asia Economic Journal 9 (2008) 2, pp. 261-292
consistently positive rates of economic growth support this conclusion, as do the declining poverty headcount ratios. Policymakers … facing enormous resource constraints, however, assess the progress in terms of a reduction in the poverty headcount, since …. Slightly declining headcount ratios and poverty gaps in South Asia do not necessarily indicate meaningful progress in reducing …