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Sources of Income Inequality among Rural Farm Households in North Western Himalayas

Indian Journal of Ecology · 2022

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Summary

Study assesses the inequality arising from variations of economic opportunities across different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh. The poor in the state tends to diversify their income portfolio towards wages and salaries. Income from wages and salaries is most equally distributed, yet it contributes maximum (43.63%) in total inequality. The high Gini correlation of wages and salaries with total income (R =0.597), showing that households which are above in the total income stratum derive more income from wages and salaries activities, also k contributed its share (43.63%) in total inequality. Wages and salaries and livestock inequalities are increasing in its effect; other factors remaining constant. One per cent increase in income from wages and salaries and livestock, increased to

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.55362/ije/2022/3572
Catalogue ID
NRmo9rin9c-0xf
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