Delhi’s Slum-Dwellers: Deprivation, Preferences and Political Engagement among the Urban Poor

Abstract

This paper uses detailed survey data on the quality of social services available to Delhi slum-dwellers to highlight the governance constraints currently faced by low-income households in a large Indian city and to provide evidence on some of the contributing factors. We find significant evidence of low-quality public good provision and relatively similar (and coherent) preferences at the slum level