Wealth inequality:The Indian case

Anand, Ishan, Thampi, Anjana and Vakulabharanam, Vamsi (2023) Wealth inequality:The Indian case. Canadian Journal of Development Studies. ISSN 2158-9100 (In Press)

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Abstract

Three decades have passed since India implemented market-oriented economic reforms. While levels of and trends in consumption and income inequality have been studied extensively, wealth inequality has not received the same level of attention. In this paper, we use nationally representative household surveys to show that the period of economic reforms has witnessed a sharp rise in interpersonal wealth inequality. A decomposition of this rising wealth inequality shows that wealth is increasingly concentrated in urban areas, among a few privileged social groups, and in the top decile of the Indian population.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Wealth | Inequality | Caste | India | Rural–Urban Gap
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2023 06:54
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2023 06:54
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2023.2212898
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6090

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