Rising Inequality With High Growth Isn't This Trend Worrisome? Analysis of Kerala Experience

Subrahmanian Kk and Syam Prasad

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Abstract: The relation between growth, inequality and poverty is the central theme of the paper. While the fast economic growth under the neo-liberal policy regime helps reduce poverty, it increases inequality in income distribution in a way that retards the progress in poverty-reduction. The empirical validity of this proposition is examined by tracing trends in per capita income (NSDP) growth and Gini coefficients, estimated from the data on household consumer expenditure (taken as a proxy for income) of NSS surveys, in Kerala as compared to the pattern at all- India and major states during pre and post reform periods. [WP no. 401]

Keywords: household; reform; economic growth; inclusive growth; Kerala; pro-poor; poverty; ineqaulity; India; per capita inocme; PCI; NSDP; consumer expenditure; NSS; India; states; income distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-09
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