| Poverty vs inequality | 19-SEP-09 |
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| Which country would a poor person like to live in? He has two options. In Country A, the average income per head goes up by 1 per cent each year, while that of the poor goes up by 1.25 per cent. In Country B, average income goes up by 3.5 per cent each year, but that of the poor goes up by only 3 per cent. It is easy to see what will happen over time in the two countries. In A, inequality will reduce and everyone will become more equal. |
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| Gender inequality remains: UNFPA | 13-NOV-08 |
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| The gender inequality remains widespread and deeply rooted in many cultures irrespective of international initiatives like Millennium Development Goals to redress the problem, says ‘The State of |
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| Resource gap in rural, urban schools in India | 29-MAY-08 |
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A UN study that looked into the impact of social inequality on the schooling children receive in countries across three continents has found wide disparity in resources available in rural and urban schools in India. |
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| Sunil Jain: Poverty and inequality | 01-NOV-07 |
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| Most assume, almost as a matter of routine, that poverty and inequality are two sides of the same coin. So, those bemoaning the rising inequality in the country (though the evidence on this is mixed) |
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| Reforms and inequality | 02-OCT-07 |
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| The issue of increasing inequality on the consequences of the economic policy trajectory has featured prominently in the public debate since the early 1990s. It came to a head during the general |
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| Wrong end of the stick | 10-AUG-07 |
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| The Asian Development Bank report on inequality in Asia argues that inequality is increasing across the continent and leading to a lower rate of poverty reduction while also hindering growth. It is |
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| East Delhi has the least inequality | 24-AUG-06 |
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| East Delhi, which is one of the country's richer markets (it has sales of Rs 149 crore per sq km), is also one that has the least inequality.
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| Inequality and poverty | 23-NOV-05 |
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| Trends in poverty and inequality have been subjects of lively debate in recent times. While the experts dont agree on what exactly the trends are, one factor to bear in mind is that there are |
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