1. Living Standard Measurement of Some of The Poor Regions of India (Valerie kozel, Ravi S Srivastava)
- extensive survey in 46 villages of 13 districts had been done(1998)-sponsored by World Bank

2. A Qualitative Assessment Of Poverty(Bihar) Based On Participatory Research Appraisal Techniques (PRA)
- Ajay Kumar(CARDI)-Sponsored by World Bank

3. A Qualitative Assessment Of Poverty(Bihar) Based On Participatory Research Appraisal Techniques (PRA)
-Shashi Bhushan -Sponsored by World Bank

4.Concurrent Evaluation of IRDP (V) ROound
-I. D. Sharma-A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna.

5. Dynamics Of Poverty, Employment And Human Development In Bihar
-Alakh N Sharma-Institute For Human Development, New Delhi.