Indias common people: Who are they, how many are they and how do they live?

  • 15/03/2008

  • Economic and Political Weekly

This paper attempts to define the common people of India in terms of levels of consumption and examines their socio-economic profile in different periods of time since the early 1990s with a view to assessing how the economic growth process has impacted on their lives. The findings should worry everyone. March 15-21, 2008