The Coronavirus lockdown and India’s urban vulnerables

While rural India is poorer than its urban counterpart, in the COVID-19 crisis, it is the urban poor who are far more vulnerable with less social and government support. India’s 21-day lockdown is a significantly bigger shock to the economy, and will hurt urban families far more for the following fi...

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Autores principales: Kishore, Avinash, Gupta, Manavi
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Indian Express Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143275
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Sumario:While rural India is poorer than its urban counterpart, in the COVID-19 crisis, it is the urban poor who are far more vulnerable with less social and government support. India’s 21-day lockdown is a significantly bigger shock to the economy, and will hurt urban families far more for the following five reasons.