Chronic poverty in India: Incidence, causes and policies

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 491-511

  Mehta, Aasha Kapur ^a   Shah, Amita ^b  

^a Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi   (India)

^b Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

Author keywords

Asia; India; Nutrition; Poverty; Social welfare; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA;

EID: 0037341380     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(02)00212-7     Document Type: Article

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