000			01019pab a2200181 454500
008			180718b2008 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aVirmani, Arvind
245			_aGrowth and poverty: policy implications for lagging states
260			_c2008
300			_ap.54-62.
362			_a12 Jan
520			_aThis article shows that the interstate differences in poverty rates can be largely explained by differences in the per capita gross domestic products, agricultural growth and the share of the bottom 40 per cent of the population in consumption. To eliminate poverty, economic policy therefore has to accelerate growth, focus programmes on agriculture and rural development in the poorer states and target subsidies at the bottom 40 per cent. The most critical areas distinguishing state growth performance have been modern (registered) manufacturing and commerce. - Reproduced.
650			_aEconomic growth
650			_aPoverty
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
908			_aN
909			_a76940
999			_c76940 _d76940