Front Matter Page
Asia and Pacific Department
Authorized for distribution by Charles Kramer
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in the Last Two Decades
A. Growth and Poverty
B. Inequality
C. Decomposing Poverty Reduction
III. Inclusiveness of Growth
A. Patterns of Growth
B. Quantifying Growth Inclusiveness
IV. The Role of Policy for Inclusiveness of Growth
A. Empirical Strategy
B. Results
V. Conclusion
References
Figures
1. Poverty and Inequality Across Indian States
2. India: Patterns of Real Consumption Growth
3. Real Consumption Growth of the Top and Bottom 30 Percentile of the Population across India’s States
4. India: Patterns of Real Wage Growth
5. Growth Rates of Average Per Capita Consumption According to Characteristics of the Household Head
Tables
1. India: Economic Growth in the 1980s and 1990s
2. India: Evolution of Poverty
3. India: Evolution of Inequality
4. India: Decomposing Changes in Poverty
5. Growth Inclusiveness and Sectoral Composition of Growth
6. Sectoral Composition of Growth
7. Labor Regulation and State GDP Structure
8. Growth Inclusiveness and Economic Policy
Appendix
I. Data Sources