Poverty and public celebrations in rural India
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
World Bank, Development Research Group, Poverty and Human Resources
2001
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| Series: | Policy research working paper
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| Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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- Very poor households spend large sums on celebrations. To the extent that these expenditures are central to maintaining the networks essential for social relationships and coping with poverty, these are reasonable expenses. To the extent that they are status competitions, they may merely increase conspicuous consumption.