Kumar, T. Krishna; Mallick, Sushanta; Holla, Jayarama - In: Journal of Development Studies 45 (2009) 4, pp. 441-470
This paper assesses deprivation in India employing a measure proposed by Sitaramam and using consumption data at the household level. As cereals constitute a staple food and form a major portion of expenditure on food, the deprivation measure considered here is deprivation in cereal consumption....
