Intra-state disparities in Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Orissa and Punjab

Type Journal Article - Economic and Political Weekly
Title Intra-state disparities in Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Orissa and Punjab
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2009
Page numbers 224-230
URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/40279787
Abstract
There is a large body of literature that highlights growing inter-regional disparities in India. However, intra-state disparities have not elicited similar attention, primarily due to the non-availability of comparable data at the sub-Nss region level. This paper uses NSS consumption expenditure survey data for two recent quinquennial rounds to calculate comparable welfare indicators and indices of inequality at the district level in five states. The data show that intra-state disparities are also increasing. From the policy point of view, intra-state disparities need the same kind of attention that rising inter-state inequalities have attracted in recent times.

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