Priti Parikh|Kun Fu|Himanshu Parikh|Allan McRobie|Gerard George
Infrastructure Provision, Gender, and Poverty in Indian Slums
University College London|Imperial College London|University of Cambridge|Imperial College London
examine relationship infrastructure provision poverty alleviation analyzing 500 interviews conducted serviced nonserviced slums india using mixedmethod approach qualitative analysis regression modeling find infrastructure associated 66 increase education among females service provision increased literacy 62 enhanced income 36 reduced health costs 26 evidence suggests gendersensitive consideration infrastructure necessary onesizefitsall approach suffice provide evidence infrastructure investment critical wellbeing slum dwellers women particular