Deprivation and Incidence of Urban Public Services: A Tale of Three Cities

We approach the problem of deprivation and incidence of urban public services by quantifying the extent of deprivation of different income groups in relation to both desired and minimum levels. Three types of deprivation are clearly established. First, deprivation in both Bombay and Calcutta is high...

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Published inReview of urban and regional development studies Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 207 - 220
Main Authors Gangopadhyay, Partha, Nath, Shyam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford UK and Boston, USA Blackwell Publishers Ltd 01.11.2001
Subjects
Cities
Delhi
Deprivation
Development studies
India
Low income
Maharashtra
Public Services
Regional studies
Social Class
Social Inequality
Socioeconomic Status
Urban Areas
Urban services
Urban studies
West Bengal
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Summary:We approach the problem of deprivation and incidence of urban public services by quantifying the extent of deprivation of different income groups in relation to both desired and minimum levels. Three types of deprivation are clearly established. First, deprivation in both Bombay and Calcutta is higher than that of Delhi. Second, there is a serious concern for primary health and education because it is established that the lack of these local services is the major source of deprivation among urban settlers. Finally, we report how well different income classes are served in these cities: the rich are worst‐off in Calcutta and best‐off in Bombay. Middle income and poor citizens are best‐off and worst‐off in Delhi and Bombay, respectively.
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ISSN:0917-0553
1467-940X
DOI:10.1111/1467-940X.00041