... social development in the region. Multidimensional poverty index ( MPI ) has been calculated using the Alkire–Foster methodology, focusing on three core dimensions: education, health and living standards. Findings Among tribal women, especially in Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram, SHG involvement...

...), midline (July-September 2014) and end line (October 2014-February 2015) and in two districts – Nalanda in Bihar and Satara in Maharashtra (ASER Centre, 2014). The states were selected purposively – while Maharashtra is educationally and economically advanced, Bihar is one of the poorest states in India...

...Diganta Mukherjee; Uday Bhanu Sinha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the incidence of child labour in developing countries, focusing on the role of parental attitude towards education combined with the returns to education in deciding between child labour and child education...

...Goncalo Monteiro; Stephen J. Turnovsky Purpose Recent research supports the role of productive government spending as an important determinant of economic growth. Previous analyses have focused on the separate effects of public investment in infrastructure and on investment in education...