Multiple shocks and slum household economies in South India

Economy and Society

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 398-429

  Harriss White, Barbara ^a   Olsen, Wendy ^b   Vera Sanso, Penny ^c   Suresh, V ^d  

^a WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Law Policy and Human Rights Studies   (India)

Author keywords

ageing; gender; informal economy; poverty; qualitative comparative analysis; shocks and crisis

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHENNAI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84883340239     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2013.772760     Document Type: Article

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