Poverty, inequality and economic growth: Rural Punjab, 1960/61 ‐1970/1971
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Development Studies
- Vol. 11 (4) , 278-290
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220387508421546
Abstract
The paper reports some of the findings of an empirical study for Punjab state in India of changes in poverty and inequality over the decade of the sixties. The period was one that saw rapid technological progress in the region, especially in the rural sector to which the study is addressed. Poverty is measured by the percentage of the population living below a poverty line constructed specifically for the region using linear programming techniques. The study is based on primary data collected from the consumer expenditure and land‐holding surveys of the National Sample Survey. All results are subjected to tests of statistical significance.Keywords
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