TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing Living Standards in Southern Indian Villages 1975-2006
T2 - Revisiting the ICRISAT Village Level Studies
AU - Dercon, Stefan
AU - Krishnan, Pramila
AU - Krutikova, Sofya
PY - 2013/8/24
Y1 - 2013/8/24
N2 - We study changes in living conditions using longitudinal data covering 30 years in six villages in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, initially surveyed during 1975-1984, and resurveyed in recent years, as part of the ICRISAT Village Level Studies. Monetary welfare indicators (such as incomes, assets, consumption and poverty) and non-monetary indicators of well-being (such as basic literacy, education, health and subjective well-being) have improved considerably. Consumption growth is linked to literacy and education at baseline. Other assets, such as land, have a neglible impact, suggesting that labour and human capital have been instrumental for growth in these villages.Change involved a large increase in various off-farm activities.
AB - We study changes in living conditions using longitudinal data covering 30 years in six villages in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, initially surveyed during 1975-1984, and resurveyed in recent years, as part of the ICRISAT Village Level Studies. Monetary welfare indicators (such as incomes, assets, consumption and poverty) and non-monetary indicators of well-being (such as basic literacy, education, health and subjective well-being) have improved considerably. Consumption growth is linked to literacy and education at baseline. Other assets, such as land, have a neglible impact, suggesting that labour and human capital have been instrumental for growth in these villages.Change involved a large increase in various off-farm activities.
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U2 - 10.1080/00220388.2013.819423
DO - 10.1080/00220388.2013.819423
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84890129535
SN - 0022-0388
VL - 49
SP - 1676
EP - 1693
JO - Journal of Development Studies
JF - Journal of Development Studies
IS - 12
ER -
