In spite of India’s rapid economic growth, there has been a sustained decline in per capita calorie consumption during … nutritional status in India are among the worst in the world. While these indicators have shown improvement over time, the rate of … basic facts about growth, poverty and nutrition in India, it points to a number of puzzles, and it sketches a preliminary …

In spite of India’s rapid economic growth, there has been a sustained decline in per capita calorie consumption during … nutritional status in India are among the worst in the world. While these indicators have shown improvement over time, the rate of … basic facts about growth, poverty and nutrition in India, it points to a number of puzzles, and it sketches a preliminary …

This paper presents a new set of integrated poverty and inequality estimates for India and Indian states for 1987 …

When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately adopted a firmly democratic … achievable goal for India. In An Uncertain Glory, two of India's leading economists argue that the country's main problems lie in … and human development, as pioneered by Japan, South Korea, and China. In a democratic system, which India has great reason …

This paper presents an analysis of the determinant of school participation in rural north India, based on a recent …