Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
2-2015
Abstract
We examine the relationship between infrastructure provision and poverty alleviation by analyzing 500 interviews conducted in serviced and non-serviced slums in India. Using a mixed-method approach of qualitative analysis and regression modeling, we find that infrastructure was associated with a 66% increase in education among females. Service provision increased literacy by 62%, enhanced income by 36%, and reduced health costs by 26%. Evidence suggests that a gender-sensitive consideration of infrastructure is necessary and that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach will not suffice. We provide evidence that infrastructure investment is critical for well-being of slum dwellers and women in particular.
Keywords
India, slums, infrastructure, gender, poverty, health
Discipline
Asian Studies | Business | Inequality and Stratification | Infrastructure
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
World Development
Volume
66
First Page
468
Last Page
486
ISSN
0305-750X
Identifier
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.014
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
PARIKH, Prithi; FU, Kun; PARIKH, Himanshu; McRobie, Allan; and GEORGE, Gerard.
Infrastructure Provision, Gender and Poverty in Indian Slums. (2015). World Development. 66, 468-486.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4697
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.014
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