Household Income Inequality and Asset Distribution: The Case of Rural Punjab

Kamal Vatta () and S. Pavithra
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Kamal Vatta: Centers for International Projects Trust
S. Pavithra: National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research

Chapter Chapter 10 in Economic Transformation of a Developing Economy, 2016, pp 215-226 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The present paper examines the asset and income inequality in rural Punjab by using two different datasets pertaining to 315 and 290 rural households during 2005–06 and 2010–11. The study reveals a widespread inequality in land ownership as well education in rural Punjab. There has been a significant decline in access to various income sources during the study period with relatively richer households having access to more number of income sources than their poorer counterparts. There was a huge difference in the share of different income quintiles across various sources of income reflecting a widespread income inequality, which seems to have increased further in the recent times. The overall Gini coefficient has shown a small increase from 0.46 to 0.49 during 2005–06 to 2010–11. A further increase in such inequality in the recent times is a matter of concern for more careful planning towards an egalitarian society in the long run.

Keywords: Household income inequality; Asset distribution; Rural Punjab; Gini coefficient; Egalitarian society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0197-0_10

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