Counting the Poor in India: Where Do We Stand?: Includes: Report of the Expert Group to Review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty - Hardcover

Dev, S. Mahendra; Rangarajan, C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9332703833 ISBN 13: 9789332703834

Publisher: Academic Foundation, 2017

Synopsis

There has been a considerable amount of debate on how to measure poverty. To review and take a fresh look at the methodology for measurements of poverty, the Government of India appointed an Expert Group (Rangarajan Committee) in June 2012. This book contains the Report of the Expert Group and four other articles which were written subsequently to explain some of the issues that were raised after the publication of the Report. The four papers of the book discusses various issues on poverty measurement including comparison of Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) data, estimates of poverty using different cut-off points and the impact of public expenditure on health and education on poverty.

About this title

About the Author:

S. Mahendra Dev has been the Director and Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai, since 2010. Prior to this position, he was Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agriculture from 2008 to 2010. C. Rangarajan is a leading economist of India who has played a key role both as an academic and a policy maker.

Review:

The authors have made authoritative contributions to the poverty literature. This book is an important addition to the collection for researchers, policy makers and those interested in public policy." - Prof Y.K. Alagh, Former Union Minister of Government of India; Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat; Professor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad. "We are struggling for last few decades to define who are poor and what is the dimension of poverty in our country. The book by Dr Rangarajan and Dr Mahendra Dev, which also includes Rangarajan Committee report on this subject, answers these questions in a logical and a systematic way. The authors have ably defended the per capita income (consumption) criterion as a robust indicator of poverty. For understanding the depth and extent of poverty, as much as for designing poverty alleviation programmes, this book will prove to be indispensable." - Prof V.S. Vyas, Former Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Deputy Chairman, State Planning Board, Rajasthan; Emeritus Professor, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. "This compact book makes a very systematic treatment of the earlier official poverty estimation methodologies and offers a fresh approach to measurement of poverty. The response of the authors to the critiques of the approach of the Expert Group (C. Rangarajan) further illuminates the practical problems involved in the constriction of poverty line." - Prof R. Radhakrishna, Former Chairman, National Statistical Commission. Currently, Chairman and Honorary Fellow, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Foundation
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9332703833
• ISBN 13: 9789332703834
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 148