Publisher Summary The structure, efficiency, and growth of production affect (and are
affected by) the distribution of consumption. Poverty analysis has three tasks:(1) to define …

Widespread hunger and malnutrition persist today despite considerable growth in per capita
food availability. This has prompted an evolving conceptualization of food security and of …

An analysis of endemic deprivation in India and of the role of public action in addressing that
problem. The analysis is based on a broad view of economic development, focusing on …

Public employment programs may affect poverty both directly through the income they
provide and indirectly through general equilibrium effects. We estimate both effects …

Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They
play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately …

An analysis of the National Sample Survey data for 2009-10 confirms expectations that
poorer states of India have more demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National …

This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years,
assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues such as political …

Risk and vulnerability have been rediscovered as key features of rural livelihoods and
poverty, and are currently a focus of policy attention. The poor themselves try to manage …

2.1 Towards a conceptual and operational framework 21 2.2 The rationale for social
protection 24 2.3 Why now? The global context for the contemporary concern with social …

Abstract Brazil, China, and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to
varying degrees and for different reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions …