Häufig wird eine "poverty line" - definiert als das Mindesteinkommen, welches einer Person gestattet, einen normativ definierten Warenkorb zu konsumieren - benutzt, um ein Einkommenziel für die Armen zu definieren; damit das unterstellte Konsummuster aber angenommen wird, müssen auch...

This paper attempts to assess the impact of trade liberalization on growth, poverty, and food security in India with the help of a national level computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. It shows that GDP growth and income poverty reduction that might occur following trade liberalization need...

The economy of Orissa has been lagging behind the national economy by several decades. Its per capita net state domestic product, a measure of average income, stood at Rs.20200 for 2006-07 which falls behind the national average by about 35 per cent. Moreover, the gross domestic product of the...