Urban Poverty In India

The book URBAN POVERTY IN INDIA is the synthesis of Economics Sociology Social Work and Public Administration. It is useful to academia students policy makers social workers & the public to understand the dynamics of urban poverty in India and gain in-depth knowledge of the status of implementation & impact of the major anti-poverty programmes in India such as Public Distribution System Mid-day Meal Scheme & Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. This volume has an integrated approach to the subject based on advanced level of post-doctoral research and analysis backed by field level data. Though good literature is available on the incidence of rural poverty; but the studies on urban poverty are rare while the number of urban poor are increasing in recent times. Hence this book will certainly bridge the gap.