India Chronic Poverty Report

Mehta, Aasha Kapur; Shepherd, Andrew; Bhide, Shashanka; Shah, Amita; Kumar, Anand

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“…The higher poverty in east and central regions was mainly due to their low economic growth, followed by the predominantly rural agrarian society, failing democratic system, poor governance, criminalisation of politics and the politicisation of crimes. Institutional challenges, centre-state conflicts along with active of Maoist groups were also responsible to it (Mehta, Shepherd, Bhide, Shah, & Kumar, 2011). Radical land reforms, spread of education and health care, decentralisation, pension schemes, public distribution system, Kudumbashree and Plan schemes played a major role in the reduction of poverty in Kerala (Government of Kerala, 2017).…”

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Inter-State Disparities in the Reduction of Multidimensional Deprivations in India

Mishra

2019

Indian Journal of Human Development

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The higher economic growth in the post-reform period has increased the standard of living of the people. At the same time, it widened the inter-state inequality. It was argued that the increasing inequality might lead to social disarticulation and hinder growth. Thus, a discussion on growing inter-state inequality became a policy debate in recent years to achieve inclusive growth. In this backdrop, this article analyses trends in the inter-state inequality with regards to multidimensional deprivations (MD) in the domains of education, health and poverty during the post-reform period in India. It also assesses whether levels of deprivation among the Indian states are converging/diverging over a period of time. Weighted coefficient of variation and Theil entropy measures were used to assess the inter-state inequality and β-convergence estimates were used to test whether there is convergence/divergence among the Indian states with regards to reduction in MD over time. The analysis found that the inter-state disparity in MD has increased during the post-reform period in India; the levels of deprivation among the better off states declined over time, while most of the backward states could not do so due to their high initial level deprivations.

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Inter-State Disparities in the Reduction of Multidimensional Deprivations in India

Mishra

2019

Indian Journal of Human Development

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“…By focusing explicitly on such uneven landscapes of power and privilege, and the lack of options to circumvent extractive and impoverishing practices, this case study reveals how poverty is created as vulnerabilities and risks of the marginalized segments of society serve "as a buttress to the security of others" (Taylor 2013: 319). Rural development programs, in particular the 2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that guarantees each rural household the right to 100 days paid labor per year, such as on irrigation channels, can disrupt such cycles of dependency, even if shortcomings such as late payments or limited skill-building have been reported (Mehta et al 2011). More importantly, though, a guaranteed working day quota may increase the bargaining power of subordinate groups, especially unskilled female workers, and reduce distress migration.…”

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The Role of Inequality in Climate-Poverty Debates

Tschakert¹

2016

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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“…Some 25 percent of the tribal population lived in extreme poverty (Mehta and Shah, 2001, 2003). More recent figures, cited by Mehta et al (2011) and the World Bank (2011) respectively, show that almost half of India’s Adivasi population – some 44.7 percent – live below the official poverty line. The STs had registered far lower levels of poverty reduction than the non-ST population between the early 1980s and 2004–5.…”

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“…Indeed, according to the World Bank’s figures, Adivasis constitute 25 percent of the poorest decile of India’s population. Altogether 30 percent of India’s 84.3 million Adivasis are located in the poorest decile of the population, and the disparity ratio between STs and non-STs worsened from 1.73 in 1983 to 2.12 in 1999–2000 (Mehta et al, 2011: 47; World Bank, 2011: 41–2; see also Thorat and Mahamallik, 2007).…”

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“… 2. See Deaton and Kozel (2005), Mehta and Venkatraman (2000) and Patnaik (2005, 2007, 2010) for critiques of the official poverty line suggested by the Planning Commission. Interestingly, a 2005 World Bank study put Indian poverty at 42 percent, and following the recommendations of the officially appointed Tendulkar report, the Planning Commission also accepted an upward revision of the Indian poverty line, so that the national poverty rate was estimated at 37.2 percent of the population (Chen and Ravallion, 2008; Mehta et al, 2011; Planning Commission, 2009). A more recent study by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative estimates that 55 percent of the Indian population – some 645 million people – live in poverty (Alkire and Santos, 2010).…”

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Adivasi Mobilization in Contemporary India: Democratizing the Local State?

Nilsen

2012

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This article addresses the political aspects of the structural marginalization of Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) in India. Relating to critical debates about the changing nature of state–society relations in India, the article assesses the argument that the best way for social movements in India to advance their oppositional projects is to harness the state to their attempts to deepen democracy and advance subaltern emancipation. The trajectories of two Adivasi movements in western Madhya Pradesh are analysed, and I discuss the conceptual and political lessons that can be learnt from these case studies in terms of the relationship between subaltern politics and state power in contemporary India. Theoretically grounded in Marxian state theory, the article puts forward the argument that it is necessary to move beyond both anti-statism and state-centrism in order to develop a politically enabling engagement with contemporary Adivasi mobilization in India.

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India Chronic Poverty Report

Cited by 19 publications

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Inter-State Disparities in the Reduction of Multidimensional Deprivations in India

Inter-State Disparities in the Reduction of Multidimensional Deprivations in India

The Role of Inequality in Climate-Poverty Debates

Adivasi Mobilization in Contemporary India: Democratizing the Local State?

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