Across the world, people in urban rather than rural areas are more likely to support gender equality. To explain this … global trend, this paper engages with geographically diverse literature and comparative rural-urban ethnographic research … against gender-based violence. However, the urban is not inevitably disruptive. Experiences of the urban are shaped by …

groups. The digital access effect is positive and significant for females residing in rural India, those with a basic level … is significant for females residing in urban India, those with higher levels of education, those residing in higher … India. Using data from a large representative household survey, we employ an instrumental variable approach to estimate this …

way towards mainstreaming rural India and reducing its chronic deprivation and isolation. While substantiating the above … connectivity and benefits of broadband to rural populations. Universal Service Obligation Fund of India (USOF) and the Department … other countries experiences and adapting the same into a scheme for the fibre-based ICT connectivity for rural India …

, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … migrating peasants, and, consequently, has a positive effect on narrowing the rural-urban income or consumption gap. Urban labor … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions …

Do environmental conditions pose greater health risks to individuals living in urban or rural areas? The answer is … urban and rural settings. While prior studies have addressed some aspects of these issues, substantial gaps in knowledge … closing these gaps, we present new evidence on urban-rural differences in air quality and population sensitivity to air …