01702cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004105 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451863635 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Purfield, Catriona. Mind the Gap-Is Economic Growth in India Leaving Some States Behind? / Catriona Purfield. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (28 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines how growth has varied across India's states. It finds that (i) the income gap between rich and poor states has widened; (ii) rich and faster-growing states have been more effective in reducing poverty; (iii) poor and slower-growing states have had little success in generating private sector jobs; (iv) labor and capital flows do little to close income gaps; and (v) the volatility in economic growth is greatest in poor states. Differences in states' policies affect the cross-state pattern of growth. Greater private sector investment, smaller governments, and better institutions are found to have a positive impact on growth. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/103 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/103/001.2006.issue-103-en.xml IMF e-Library