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- Educational Development in Blocks of Paschim Medinipur District (West Bengal) between 2005-2006 and 2012-2013:Panel Data Analysis through Education Index
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1 Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
1 Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
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Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Vol 58, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 71-93Abstract
Education is considered as a crucial factor in determining the level of social development of a region directly and the level of its economic development indirectly. Educational development being multi-faceted, this paper constructs a composite Education Index for the Blocks of Paschim Medinipur District (West Bengal, India) over the period 2005-2006 to 2012-2013. Education Index is observed to have high inter-block as well as high inter-temporal variations. These variations are explained by factors like social status of the people, urbanization, employment status and demographic structure in a panel data framework. Urbanization, social status of the people and demographic structure are statistically significant both partially and individually. Work Participation Rate is statistically significant partially but not individually.References
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- Poverty and Inequality: Role of Social Protection Programmes in a Backward Region of West Bengal
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1 Department of Economics, VidyasagarUniversity, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
3 Bhagwanpur High School, Purba Medinipur 721601, West Bengal, IN
4 UGC SAP, DRS-I Department ofEconomics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Economics, VidyasagarUniversity, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
2 Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
3 Bhagwanpur High School, Purba Medinipur 721601, West Bengal, IN
4 UGC SAP, DRS-I Department ofEconomics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, West Bengal, IN
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Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Vol 62, No 2 (2020), Pagination: 161-178Abstract
The present paper examines the impact of social protection programmes on poverty and inequality in the backward region of West Bengal. The benefits from social protection programmes (SPPs) have reduced the incidence of poverty to the extent of 3.7 percentage points. It seems that in the case of relatively less poor households, the decreasing rate of poverty gap (PG) and square poverty gap (SPG) are less than in relatively poorer households. That indicates that relatively less poor households are more deprived (especially, double deprived) than relatively more poor households. The benefits of social protection programmes have also reduced the income inequality in both absolute and relative senses. In addition, the income of relatively poorer households has increased to a greater extent than of relatively less poor households. Absolute inequality in the presence of social protection is larger than absolute inequality in its absence. The study suggests that social protection programmes can be used as important tools for reducing inequality in the backward region of West Bengal.References
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