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Do Caste and Religion Matter in Shaping Economic Inequality?

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dc.contributor.advisor Tagade, Nitin
dc.contributor.author SAROHA, ABHISHEK
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-12T11:45:07Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-12T11:45:07Z
dc.date.issued 2023-05
dc.identifier.citation 80 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.iiserpune.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7837
dc.description.abstract Agricultural sector comprises the biggest workforce in the country. A country like India has historically earned its livelihood and based its economy around agriculture. It is only logical to look at all the possible aspects of the agricultural sector. This two-part study consists of a literature review and analysis of a particular research problem. The literature review finds that Caste and Religion do affect economic inequality among different households. Secondly, we study the status of agricultural land distribution among different castes in India in 2004-05 and 2011-12. If there is growth, has that growth been inclusive? We looked at data from the IHDS survey done in 2004-05 and 2011-12 to determine whether the change is inclusive. We find that the situation of asset ownership has worsened with time. There is a tendency to accumulate resources towards the higher castes. The agricultural land ownership disparity was significant initially and has only increased over the years in rural areas. The Brahmins and the people from forward castes hold much of the agricultural land. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Caste en_US
dc.subject Religion en_US
dc.subject Agricultural Land en_US
dc.subject Inequality en_US
dc.subject Gini Index en_US
dc.title Do Caste and Religion Matter in Shaping Economic Inequality? en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dc.description.embargo One Year en_US
dc.type.degree BS-MS en_US
dc.contributor.department Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.registration 20181170 en_US


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