This paper aims at developing an explicit ‘vertical’ dimension to chronic poverty research that focuses on ⠅

scheduled commercial banks and the changes in below poverty line population. The result suggests that the growth in bank … accounts is not significantly associated with the reduction in below poverty line population across states. As a poverty …

Fiscal policy measures are a key means by which governments can influence distribution and poverty, but in fact the … relationships between fiscal policy and poverty are not well understood. The most commonly used technique for assessing the … to more effective monitoring of the poverty impact of fiscal policy. [Discussion Paper No. 2002/43]. …

could help strengthen the impact of transport infrastructure on poverty reduction are summarized. …

The paper studies the relation between globalization, inequality and marginalization, within and across nations. It … reviews the existing evidence on globalization and global inequality and argues, using a simple theoretical model, that the … two are inter-connected. It discusses policy alternative policies to counter extreme poverty and inequality. The paper …

trends in world income inequality, it examines first the ‘growth’ conduit through which globalization affects poverty …The paper offers a critical literature review of the debate surrounding the globalization- poverty nexus, focusing on … channels and linkages through which globalization affects the poor. After introducing four different concepts used to measure …

This paper introduces two composite indices of globalization. The first is based on the Kearney/Foreign Policy magazine … and the second is obtained from principal component analysis. They indicate the level of globalization and show how … globalization has developed over time for different countries. The indices are composed of four components: economic integration …