02852oam 22006855 450 991078136090332120230126204054.01-283-10009-697866131000920-8213-8728-610.1596/978-0-8213-8689-7(CKB)2550000000035237(EBL)718847(OCoLC)728690248(SSID)ssj0000524778(PQKBManifestationID)12200067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524778(PQKBWorkID)10485198(PQKB)11782384(MiAaPQ)EBC718847(Au-PeEL)EBL718847(CaPaEBR)ebr10468645(CaONFJC)MIL310009(The World Bank)2011009317(US-djbf)16677251(EXLCZ)99255000000003523720110304d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPerspectives on poverty in India : stylized facts from survey dataWashington D.C. :World Bank,[2011]copyright 2011.xx, 270 pages illustrations ;23 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8689-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Overview -- 1. Consumption poverty and growth -- 2. Urban growth and poverty in towns of different sizes -- 3. A casual transformation : the growing rural nonfarm sector -- 4. Beyond consumption poverty : nutrition, health, and education -- 5. Rising inequality : a cause for concern? -- 6. Social exclusion : who is being left behind? The book examines India's experience with poverty reduction in a period of rapid economic growth. Marshalling evidence from multiple sources of survey data and drawing on new methods, the book asks how India's structural transformation - from rural to urban, and from agriculture to nonfarm sectors - is impacting poverty. Our analysis suggests that since the early 1990's, urban growth has emerged as a much more important driver of poverty reduction than in the past. We focus in particular on the role of small and medium size conurbations in India, both as the urban sub-sector in which urban povertyWorld Bank e-Library.PovertyIndiaIndiaEconomic conditionsIndiaSocial conditionsPoverty339.4/60954World Bank.DLCDLCYDXBTCTAYDXCPCDXBWXDLCBOOK9910781360903321Perspectives on poverty in India3835496UNINA