Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in Delhi
From a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10939529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arun K Ghosh (0000-0003-2472-1841, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 434-457 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/004908570803800303 |
| OpenAlex | W1494254422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The movement of inhabitants from a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony can be perceived as a rise in the status of slum dwellers. The slum dwellers of the resettlement colonies now have better housing with security of tenancy. Also, they earn more than before, both in relative and absolute terms. But relatively better income and better housing have failed to bring about substantial change in living standards. The author examines the issues of a resettlement colony of Delhi in the local and global context. While the continuous pressure of population on infrastructures has deteriorated the physical and environmental conditions of the resettlement colony, the casualisation of employment in the informal sector has led to marginalisation of the poor residing in the resettlement colony
Agriculture · Business · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Informal settlements · Land tenure · Leasehold estate · Livelihood · Political science · Population · Security of tenure · Settlement (finance · Slum · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |