The results revealed that the average floor area consumption in renter/slum householdsSlum households is about two-third of the owner households, ceteris paribus. The reason for poor quality of renter/slum dwellings is not limited to differences in endowment levels, but also includes different '...
The choice between income and consumption may also affect how we rank countries in terms of inequality. For example, some studies show lower inequality in India compared with other developing countries, including South Africa, Brazil, and China (e.g. Arnal & Forster, 2010; CSO, 2013). But ...
(2019) found that children’s views on gender equality in India are affected by their parents’ opinions. Using individual surveys from eight developing countries, Levtov et al. (2014) found that men with higher education, income, and experience of gender equality during their childhood tend to...
The Human Development Index (HDI) is recognised as the most commonly used composite index to assess the socio-economic progress of a country. To preserve its pioneering role in development, there has to be a reduction in inequalities and cross-state conv
Poverty and Inequality in India; Recent Trends K.S. Hari & Neelambar Hatti India is a country characterized by multilayered diversity and cultural heteroge... D Dollar 被引量: 0发表: 2004年 The World Bank research observer 20 (2) This issue includes the following: globalization, poverty, an...
The present paper aims to understand the extent of the socio-economic status related inequality in violence against older adults in India. Methods The study uses data from Building a Knowledge Base on Population Aging in India (BKPAI). Violence against older adults is the outcome variable for ...
INEQUALITY KILLS 19 In India, the wealth of billionaire Gautam Adani has multiplied eight-fold during the pandemic,104 and he has significantly benefited from fossil fuels, a sector in which he is growing his footprint.105 As reported in the Financial Times, Adani has made use of state ...
Testing for conditional β-convergence involves estimation of 13 equation (2), which includes as regressors not only initial level of per capita income but also some other variables which might account for the differences in steady-state income levels across states. Following Nagaraj et al. (1998...
negative impacts from warming, mainly from ecosystem and climate damages, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (-US$ 6-17 billion), Latin America (except Brazil, -US$ 8-12 billion), other Asian countries (excluding China, -US$ 7–18 billion), and India (-US$ 4-14 billion)for 2100 (Fig....
2). Global North cities (e.g., US, European, and Australian cities) have higher greenspace exposure (mean: 45.84%) than Global South cities (mean: 14.39%) (e.g., China, India, and the Middle East). Global South cities also experience much higher inequalities in greenspace exposure (...