Question

Examine the reasons behind the persistence of chronic poverty in India​

Answer 1

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Evidence on persistent poverty suggests that structural factors such as social group, land ownership, infrastructure, market access, and informal debt are drivers of this phenomenon (Mehta & Shah, 2003;Flores, Krishnakumar, O'Donnell, & Doorslaer, 2008;Bhide & Mehta, 2005;Deshingkar, 2010). In a study of chronic poverty in rural India using NCAER panel data for 3,936 households between 1970 and 1998, it was found that among poor households, the share of the chronically poor was 43.3% for the period 1970 to 1981, which declined to 38.6% between 1981