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OLICY

RIEF

Shining India?

Economic Liberalization and Rural Poverty

n the 1990s

Anders Riel Müller

and Raj Patel

May

200

Raj Patel, Ph.D.Policy AnalystInstitute for Food and Development Policy/Food FirstOakland, CA

Anders Riel Müller

, MA

InternInstitute for Food and Development Policy/Food FirstOakland, CA

The authors wish to thank Amanda Cassel, Molly Cleinhas, Lori Apodaca, and SarahChurch for invaluable research assistance. The authors would particularly like to thank Becky Krauss for her research and editing skills, without whom this manuscript wouldnot have been possible. This paper has benefited immensely from comments by SujaniReddy, Justin Podur, Birjinder Anant, Vamsi Vakulabharanam, and Subhashini Ali.

ACRONYMS

AIDWA All India Democratic Women's AssociationAPCE Average Per Capita ExpenditureAPL Above Poverty LineBPL Below Poverty LineFCI Food Corporation of IndiaGDP Gross Domestic ProductHCR Head Count RatioHYV High Yielding VarietyIADP Intensive Agriculture District ProgramIEG Institute for Economic GrowthIMF International Monetary FundIRDP Integrated Rural Development ProgrammeMSP Minimum Support PriceNABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentNAS National Account StatisticsNBA Narmada Bachao AndolanNSS National Sample SurveyPDS Public Distribution SystemPPP Purchasing Power ParityR&D Research and DevelopmentRIDF Rural Infrastructure Development FundRPW Rural Public Works programRs RupeesSC Scheduled CastesSDP State Domestic ProductSSP Sardar Sarovar ProjectST Scheduled TribesTPDS Targeted Public Distribution System

MEASUREMENTS

Crore 1 crore = 10.000.000,00Lakh 1 lakh = 100.000