Standard of Living in Urban Slums: How to Measure, and Map its Correlates
A phenomenal surge in number of urban slums and its population in many developing countries is identified as a major challenge for the overall urban development. Slums are not only deficient in infrastructure, but the standard of living of the slum-dwellers is also quite appalling. Deprivation is not limited to pecuniary factors; several nonpecuniary aspects also hold them back.
This policy brief, based on the research findings of a survey undertaken in three metro cities of India, puts forward a way to assess slum dwellers‟ standard of living and map the associated correlates. It uses a conventional monetary approach (e.g. per capita income or consumption) as well as a novel nonmonetary multi-dimensional counting approach framework to assess the standard of living.
This brief tries to propose a comprehensive way to assess the urban slum dwellers‟ standard of living and map the associated correlates so that the relevant policy choices can be drawn.