Parijat Borgohain

Socio-economic Disparities in Guwahati City, India: Socio-economic Conditions and Existing Pattern of Disparities Among Different Social Groups in Guwahati City Parijat Borgohain

Socio-Economic Disparities in Guwahati City, India portrays the social and economic conditions of different groups of people like the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other population groups residing in selected areas at varying distances from the heart of Guwahati City. The book focuses on the social characteristics of the population groups like occupation, literacy, family type, housing conditions, land holding pattern and the like. The book also deals with the economic characteristics of the residents of the city like income, expenditure, property and household assets. In addition, the book tries to find out the causes of the social and economic disparities among the different areas and social groups residing in the city.