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Opinion

Reading between the poverty lines

Poverty is not so much about income, assets, or consumption, as it is about capabilities, entitlements, and dignity

6 min read5 Aug 2013
Opinion

The correlation between poverty and per capita income

State policies have had different impacts on poverty, even at the same levels of income. A few observations

2 min read6 Aug 2013
Opinion

Why everyone wants the poor to remain poor

There is a lot at stake if poverty is no longer India’s primary social and developmental challenge

3 min read5 Aug 2013
Opinion

Poverty, a useful thing

India, it seems, has an 'ideology of poverty' that is essential for governments and political parties alike

4 min read31 Jul 2013
Specials

The Poverty Debate

Analysing India’s poverty numbers

1 min read29 Jul 2013
Specials

The Poverty Debate

Analysing India's poverty numbers

1 min read29 Jul 2013
Opinion

The myths around poverty in India

The decline in poverty is real. There's no point in questioning the evidence

4 min read29 Jul 2013
Opinion

Pronab Sen | Why poverty declined in India in recent years

Pronab Sen on the reasons behind the decline in poverty numbers in recent years

5 min read29 Jul 2013
Opinion

Did India’s poverty decline miraculously between 2009-10 and 2011-12?

If poverty data is to be taken seriously, an awful lot of explaining needs to be done

4 min read29 Jul 2013
Opinion

The fight against poverty turns a corner

Given the credibility deficit of the Congress-led UPA, these glad tidings were not surprisingly met with disbelief

4 min read29 Jul 2013
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