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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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Main Authors: Kishore, Avinash, Gupta, Manavi
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: Indian Express Group 2020
Subjects:
supply chains
covid-19
urban areas
social protection
poverty
workers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143275
Summary: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.

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