This paper contributes to the ongoing debate about economic inequality in India during the post-reform period. It analyses consumption inequality through the hitherto neglected lens of non-food expenditure. Using household level consumption expenditure data from the quinquennial "thick" rounds of the National Sample Survey, the paper shows that inequality within food and non-food groups has declined, even as overall expenditure inequality has increased over time.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/non-food-expenditures-and-consumption-inequality-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amit-basole
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/deepankar-basu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/consumption-patterns
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-habitat
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-habitat
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
