Understanding Poverty among the Elderly in India
Implications for Social Pension Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20301257 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarmistha Pal (0000-0003-3813-2108, Brunel University of London, corresponding author), Robert Palacios (World Bank) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1017-1037 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2010.509783 |
| OpenAlex | W2097428948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 14 |
Since 1995, cash transfers to the poor elderly or ‘social pensions’ have been one of the most important anti-poverty programmes in India. On the assumption that elderly poverty rates are higher than the general population, the minimum eligibility condition is set for 60 + in most states. Our analysis using 52nd and 60th round household-level National Sample Survey data, however, suggests that households with targeted elderly members 60 + do not necessarily have higher poverty rates than non-elderly households. Further analysis suggests that there is an expenditure-mortality link so that the poor tend to die younger and are therefore under-represented among those aged 60 + in most states
Chronic poverty · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Pension · Political science · Poverty · Poverty reduction · Social pension · Social policy · Social protection · Social security · Agricultural risk and resilience · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |