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The Dynamics of Income Growth and Poverty: Evidence from Districts in India
Author(s) -
Banerjee Anurag Narayan,
Banik Nilanjan,
Mukhopadhyay Jyoti Prasad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12110
Subject(s) - poverty , agriculture , per capita income , economics , income distribution , distribution (mathematics) , development economics , agricultural economics , economic growth , geography , inequality , mathematical analysis , demography , mathematics , archaeology , sociology
This article examines the dynamics of the income‐distribution pattern in India during the post‐1991 economic reforms. It considers district‐level per‐capita income data across agriculture, manufacturing, services, and various constituent sub‐sectors, and finds evidence in favour of a uniform process of growth across sectors and regions, which has helped to reduce poverty. In particular, the article finds that growth in agricultural income and access to finance are important for this.