Alleviating urban poverty in India: the role of capabilities and entrepreneurship development

Jaskirat Singh and Manjit Singh

International Journal of Social Economics, 2024, vol. 51, issue 10, 1314-1335

Abstract: Purpose - This study investigates how enhancing slum dwellers' capabilities influences their entrepreneurship development and contributes to urban poverty reduction, providing insights for social policy design. Design/methodology/approach - A quantitative research design is adopted applying structural equation modeling to survey data from 585 beneficiaries of social welfare schemes across Indian slums. Findings - Educational, economic and sociocultural capabilities positively impact quantitative and qualitative dimensions of slum entrepreneurship development, which reduces urban poverty, supporting the hypothesized relationships grounded in the Capability Approach. Research limitations/implications - The cross-sectional data limits causal inference. Wider sampling can improve generalizability. Capability antecedents of entrepreneurship merit further investigation across contexts. Practical implications - Integrated policy initiatives focused on education, skill building, access to finance and markets can leverage entrepreneurship for sustainable urban poverty alleviation. Social implications - Enhancing slum dweller capabilities fosters entrepreneurship and empowerment, enabling people to shape their own destinies and reduce deprivations. Originality/value - The research provides timely empirical validation of the Capability Approach and evidence-based insights to inform social policy aiming to alleviate urban poverty via entrepreneurship in developing countries. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-07-2023-0514.

Keywords: Capability approach; Slum dwellers; Entrepreneurship; Urban poverty; Social welfare policy; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-07-2023-0514

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