Income Inequality In India: Growth, Health And Development

posted by   ajay (358)   13 months ago (indianeconomy.org)

Economists frequently cite economic growth as the surest way out of poverty for the developing world. In this context, China is an often mentioned example, where double digit growth has brought over 300 million people out of extreme poverty over the past few decades. But closely tied to growth is the question of equality - of growing the pie, as opposed to distributing it.

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