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Originally published in 1960, with a second edition in 1969, this
book is of special interest for having been the first systematic
attempt to discuss problems of fiscal policy from the point of view
of promoting economic growth in underdeveloped countries. It deals
mainly with problems of tax policy, and outlines the economic
principles by which the structure of taxation in developing
economies can be constructed and evaluated. The work made a
distinct contribution in the field of Development studies by
reorienting the theory of fiscal policy originally developed in the
economically advanced countries to the problems, requirements and
institutional structure of an underdeveloped, over-populated
country with a mixed enterprise system.
"Income-Poverty and Beyond" emphasizes the need to go beyond the conventional definition of poverty and look at the various human aspects of the problem. A team of eminent social scientists - Suresh Tendulkar, Abusaleh Shariff, R Radhakrishna, MSS Meenakshisundaram, Seeta K Prabhu, Ravi Srivastava and the editors, Raja J Chelliah and R Sudarshan - take a comprehensive view of poverty to include the concept of human poverty, seen as the "the denial of opportunities and choices most basic to human development." Special care has been taken to make the information and analysis accessible to the general readerUsing the latest available data for India as well as edited versions of papers commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a South Asia poverty monitor the broad conclusion that has emerged is that more public action is needed to counter the high prevalence of human poverty. Therefore, measures to reduce income-poverty, including high rates of economic growth are not sufficient.The first two chapters dwell on the concept of income-poverty, interstate and inter group disparities, and poverty trends in India over the decade 1983-94. There follows an examination of human development in rural India, availability of food for the poor, various programs aimed at removing poverty, the indices for human poverty and public financing of social services, human priority expenditures, and human expenditure ratios for the Indian states. The perceptions of the poor themselves in assessing their own poverty and in developing policies to improve their status are discussed and an Epilogue appeals to the national and international community to take serious note of human poverty inthe midst of which we all live.This book will be invaluable to teachers, students, policy-makers and others who need to understand the multi-faceted nature of poverty in India.
Income - Poverty and Beyond emphasizes the need to go beyond the
conventional definition of poverty and look at the various human
aspects of the problem. Eminent social scientists such as Suresh
Tendulkar, Abusaleh Shariff, R Radhakrishna, M S S
Meenakshisundaram, Seeta K Prabhu, Ravi Srivastava and the editors,
Raja J Chelliah and R Sudarshan, take a comprehensive view of
poverty to include the concept of human poverty, seen as the the
denial of opportunities and choices most basic to human
development'. Special care has been taken to make the information
and analysis accessible to the general reader. Using the latest
available data for India as well as edited versions of papers
commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for
a South-Asia poverty monitor, the broad conclusion that has emerged
is that more public action is needed to counter the high prevalence
of human poverty. Therefore, current measures to reduce
income-poverty, including high rates of economic growth, are not
sufficient. The first two chapters dwell on the concept of
income-poverty, interstate and intergroup disparities and poverty
trends in India over the decade 198394. This is followed by an
examination of human development in rural India, availability of
food to the poor, various programmes aimed at removing poverty, the
indices of human poverty and public financing of social services,
human priority expenditures, and human expenditure ratios for the
Indian states. The perceptions of the poor in assessing their own
poverty and in developing policies to improve their status are
discussed, and an epilogue appeals to the national and
international community to take serious note of human poverty in
the midst of which we all live.
Originally published in 1960, with a second edition in 1969, this
book is of special interest for having been the first systematic
attempt to discuss problems of fiscal policy from the point of view
of promoting economic growth in underdeveloped countries. It deals
mainly with problems of tax policy, and outlines the economic
principles by which the structure of taxation in developing
economies can be constructed and evaluated. The work made a
distinct contribution in the field of Development studies by
reorienting the theory of fiscal policy originally developed in the
economically advanced countries to the problems, requirements and
institutional structure of an underdeveloped, over-populated
country with a mixed enterprise system.
The use of taxes to put pressure on polluters has had mixed results
internationally, according to this study of economic instruments
(EIs) as a means for cleaning up environmental-hazards. The
analysis identifies several key considerations in structuring
effective ecotaxes, including trade-offs between environmental and
other goals, the size of the tax base, distortions in prices, the
possibility of phasing in the taxes, incentives for compliance, and
the advisability of earmarking of funds for environmental
protection. Industries in India covered in the discussion include
makers of automobiles, coal, fertilizers, lead acid batteries,
paper and pulp, pesticides, plastics, phosphate-based detergents,
and rayon.
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