An Analysis of India's Reform Dynamics
Date
2004
Authors
Kalirajan, Kaliappa
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Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
One important area of development that needs urgent attention in developing countries is poverty alleviation. Urban poverty in India, as in some other countries, is a spillover of rural poverty and about 65% of the labour force is still working in the agricultural sector. To that extent, this paper, though it does not provide a numerical magnitude of poverty per se, advocates policies directly targeting the agricultural sector to reduce poverty. The policy conclusion is that promoting investment and technological progress, along with efficient use of technology in agriculture, are central to reducing poverty.
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Keywords: agricultural development; poverty alleviation; rural economy; spillover effect; technological development; Asia; Eurasia; India; South Asia
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Oxford Development Studies
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