Subject(s): Poverty -- Conceptualizing poverty and governance, political underdevelopment, weal governance -- Political economy of south Asia : Traditional power dynamics and development, governance and politics, administrative apparatus -- Governance and development in south Asia : Foreign donors and national governments, aligning aid flow to national priorities, development plan and poverty reduction, development aid in south Asia, governance - growth nexus -- Poverty reduction and governance paradox : role of donors and poverty reduction, weaknesses of PRS, MDGs and poverty reduction, policy reforms, paradox of reforms, governance and human development, initiatives and responses -- Poverty dynamics and empirical evidence : Poverty alleviation, capital markets in south Asia, poverty trends, public perception and data analysis, analysis of the survey -- Endogenous democracy, traditional governance process, patronage politics and governance, social and political incentives, drivers for change in south Asia