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

Partha Gangopadhyay and Shyam Nath

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 2001, vol. 13, issue 3, 207-220

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2001
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