Economic Growth, Relative Inequality, and Equity: The Case of India

This paper examines the links between economic growth, relative inequality, and equity (defined as an unambiguous reduction in poverty as well as an increase in social welfare) in the Indian context. For this purpose, the equivalent analytical results on poverty and social welfare orderings are appl...

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Main Authors: Suresh D. Tendulkar, L.R. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 1995-01-01
Series:Asian Development Review
Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110595000108