Research Brief Series

Every year, IIPS undertakes many research studies on a number of themes related to population and health at the state and national levels using its own resources. The 'Research Brief Series' is a new initiative by the Institute to provide an opportunity to the faculty, Ph.D. scholars and visiting fellows to quickly disseminate the important findings of their research studies before they are published as a research report or in a scientific journal.

Are the Urban Poor Doing Better Than Their Rural Counterparts? A Comparative Study of Selected Development Parameters

Aparajita Chattopadhyay and M. Guruswamy

Poverty in rural and urban area is one of the most serious policy issues in India and it is increasingly becoming evident that the overburdened cities cannot address this social problem beyond a certain critical mass.

April 2010
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