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Changing livelihood pattern of slum dwellers in Delhi: From a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony [1]

The movement of inhabitants from a squatter settlement to a resettlement colony can be perceived as a rise in the status of slum dwellers. The slum dwellers of the resettlement colonies now have a better housing with security of tenancy. Also, they earn more than before, both in relative and absolute terms.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Arun Kumar Ghosh [2]
Social Change [3]
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Tags:
Economy [4], Consumption Patterns [5], Habitat And Urbanisation [6], Slums [7], Slum Upgrading [8], Squatter Settlement [9], Informal Sector [10], Unemployment [11], Delhi [12], Statistics [13]
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