Nolan Laura B, Bloom David E, Subbaraman Ramnath
Demographer at Mathematica Policy Research (Oakland, USA).
Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Boston, USA).
Econ Polit Wkly. 2018 Apr 14;53(15):47-55.
In India, 59% of urban slums are "non-notified" or lack legal recognition by the government. We use data on 2,901 slums from four waves of the National Sample Survey spanning nearly 20 years to assess the relationship between a slum's legal status and the severity of deprivation in access to basic services, including piped water, latrines, and electricity. Our analysis reveals a progressive reduction in deprivation the longer that a slum has been notified. These findings suggest that legally recognizing non-notified slums and targeting government aid to these settlements may be crucial for improving health outcomes and diminishing urban disparities.
在印度，59%的城市贫民窟是“未被认定的”，或者缺乏政府的法律认可。我们使用了来自近20年全国抽样调查四轮中的2901个贫民窟的数据，来评估贫民窟的法律地位与获得基本服务（包括自来水、厕所和电力）方面的剥夺严重程度之间的关系。我们的分析表明，贫民窟被认定的时间越长，剥夺程度就会逐步降低。这些发现表明，依法认可未被认定的贫民窟，并将政府援助目标对准这些定居点，对于改善健康状况和减少城市差距可能至关重要。
