Sustainable livelihood security (SLS) is an integrating framework that encompasses current
concerns and policy requirements for ecological, social, and economic dimensions of …

This paper tries to investigate the question of whether the poverty ratio across Indian states
is converging in the post-2000s. We addressed this question of spatial convergence of the …

Background Substantial out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures push a large portion of the
population below the poverty line, especially those residing in rural areas having low …

This paper investigates the inter-district disparities in socio-economic development in the
newly formed Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir. More specifically, the study …

In 1991, India embarked on economic reform. This research asked if post-reform growth in
the two newly formed states of Undivided Andhra Pradesh was or was not pro-poor. In both …

This research is designed to investigate regional differences in human development in
Indonesia based on the Human Development Index (HDI) as a main indicator. With the use …

Exploring the regional variability along with the identification of backward regions is
considered as an indispensable aspect regarding a balanced regional development in …

The institutionalists acknowledge the role of formal institutions such as the market economy
and democracy while explaining cross-country differences in prosperity. While the formal …

Pembangunan daerah dapat dikatakan berhasil bila kesejahteraan masyarakatnya juga
meningkat. Namun hasil pembangunan tiap daerah berbeda-beda, hal ini disebabkan oleh …

During the 2000s, Odisha recorded a faster reduction in the poverty ratio than ever before.
This paper examines the pro-poorness of growth in Odisha and among its regions during …