Revisiting Between-Group Inequality Measurement: An Application to the Dynamics of Caste Inequality in Two Indian Villages

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-187

  Lanjouw, Peter ^a   Rao, Vijayendra ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Decomposition; India; Inequality; Village study

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY; VILLAGE;

INDIA;

EID: 78650578374     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.035     Document Type: Article

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