Dhairiyarayar Jayaraj
Madras Institute of Development Studies

D. Jayaraj is a Professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies. His areas of research are rural labour markets, poverty studies, demography, and gender issues.
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The coexistence of prosperity and poverty in India
Credit Suisse recently reported that the richest 10% Indians own about 75% of the country’s wealth, highlighting the growing problem of inequality. This column presents trends in inequality in India during 1961-62 – 2002-03 based on relative, absolute and intermediate measures. It demonstrates that growth may be considered inclusive or exclusive depending on the measure of inequality used.
21 October 2015
Poverty Inequality
Poverty & Inequality
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