| ID | 135582 |
| Title Proper | Challenges of halving poverty by 2015 |
| Other Title Information | where do India and Pakistan stand? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sardar, Syed Imran |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On the onset of twenty-first century, the United Nations millennium summit unanimously adopted a millennium declaration. The declaration set out eight goals in which halving extreme poverty and hunger was prioritized as the goal number one. the remaining seven goals ( education; gender equality and women empowerment; reduction in child mortality; maternal health improvement; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease; environmental sustainability, and global partnership for development) deal with other dimensions of poverty. |
| `In' analytical Note | Regional Studies Vol.32, No.4; autumn 2014: p.72-97 |
| Journal Source | Regional Studies 2014-12 32, 4 |
| Key Words | Poverty ; India ; Millennium Development Goals ; Human Development Index ; Pakistan Poverty Line ; Theoretical Debate over Poverty ; Multidimensional Poverty Method ; Poverty Reduction Policies |