Changing Face of Poverty and Globalisation

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Preface Acknowledgment Introduction Emerging Perspectives on Poverty : Response of Economists Changing Face of Poverty: Case Studies Malaysia, Indonesia, republic of Korea, Sari Lanka, Botswana, Chile Thailand Costa Rica Breaking Vicious Circle of Poverty in Economies Trapped in the Low Level-income-Equilibrium Indian Experience in Poverty alleviation Priority Tasks Ahead: Employment generation Human and Social Development An Attack on Poverty responding to globalisation and Emerging Challenges Anesures. U.N. Millennium Declaration-Development and Poverty-Eradication Human Needs: Global Targets and Timetables Africa Lags Behind and the Gap is Widening List of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Incidence of Poverty in Selected Least Development Countries (LDCs) Selectd Economic and Social Indicators for the LDCs and other DCs LDCs Real GDP and Per Capita GPD Growth Rates, 1980-1990 Vs 1990-1998 per cent Africa Lags Behind and the Gap is Widening Annual Average Growth of Primary commodity Prices of Direct relevance to the LDCs (per cent) External Resource Gap as Share of Investment, Government Expenditure, Government Consumption Expenditure and GDP in the LDS and other DCs, 1980-1998 LDCs : Long-term Net Capital Inflow by Type of Flow, and Aggregate Net Transfers, 1988-1998 (in million dollars) Debt Service Payments and Social Sector Expenditures in Selected LDCs, 1995-2002 Progress of the LDCs in Meeting Selected International Development Goals How Long will the LDCsTake to Reach $900 Per Capita Income Levels if Current Trends Persist International Development Goals Relevant Extracts from Action Programmed Regarding Increasing Trade of LDCs Relevant Extracts from action Programmed Regarding Building Human and Institutional Capacities Estimates of Poverty Percentage Variation in Persons below Poverty Line in Total Population (1993-1994 over 1983) State-wise per cent of the Persons Working as Casual Labourers to all Workers in Rural India Growth Rates of Employment in Organised Sector (per cent) Elasticity of Employment to GDP Growth of Employment by Sectors Gross Enrolment Ratio in Classes I-V and VI-VIII for Major States 1998-99 India : Health Profile by Gender Basic Indicators of Human Development Population Covered with Drinking Watrer and Sanitation Facilities Indicators of Human Development for some Asian Countries-1997 Central Government Expenditure (Plan and Non-Plan) on Social Services India : Literacy Rate Selected Indicators of Human Development by Major States Physical Performance Under JGSY during 1999-2000 Progress upto October, 1999 Financial Progress Under Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojanaduring 1999-2000 (unto October) Financial Performance of JGSY Review of Physical Performance of IGSY Physical Performance Under JGSY during 1999-2000 (provision) Physical Performance Under Employment Assurance Scgheme (EAS) During 1998-1999 Financial and Physical Performance EAS Year-wise Plan allocation of Funds under EAS Financial and Physical Performance EAS Fincial Progress : SGSY Financial Progress : SGSY Utilization of Available Funds by States Druing 2000-2001 (SGSY) List of Projects Appproved Under SGSY 1990-2000 and 2000-2001 Financial Progress Under Rural Water Supply Programmed (MNP) Druing 1999-2000 Financial Progress under Rural Water Supply Programmed (ARWSP) During 1999-2000 Milennium Declaration Adopted at the U.N. Millennium Summit 6-8 September 2000, New York Extracts from Action Programmed Regarding Policies to Make Globalisation Work for LDCs Extracts from Action Programmed Regarding Policies to Make Globalisation Work for LDCs Biblioraphy Index.