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From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings: Chronic Poverty in Bangalore

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  • Solomon Benjamin

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The poor, and the poorest in the most fragile situations, are active political and economic agents. Such “bad government” spur events that push them into chronic poverty. At other times, when poor groups could improve their own situation, this was due to use of influence or power rather than the benefits of a program. Statistics on the poor are collected from an accounting perspective rather than understanding the context within which poor groups struggle. To undertake this research, 8 to 10 families were visited who had been interviewed several years ago to identify and explore processes that reinforced or helped them escape situations of extreme poverty. Cases on street children were included, another vulnerable group. Bangalore is the location of several mega infrastructure development projects and has witnessed a series of ethnic riots in the southern Master Planned areas, and interviews were conducted of families there too.

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  • Solomon Benjamin, 2009. "From Income to Urban Contest in Global Settings: Chronic Poverty in Bangalore," Working Papers id:2288, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2288
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