Changes in Level of Living in Rural West Bengal-Variations Across Socio-Economic Groups

Changes in Level of Living in Rural West Bengal Variations Across Socio-Economic Groups Nikhilesh Bhattacharya Manabendu Chattopadyay Ashok Rudra This is the last in a series of six papers reporting on changes in the level of living in rural West Bengal as reflected in the results of a resurvey of households in villages of Bardhaman, Birbhum and Purulia districts. In this paper the authors report some results obtained on changes in housing conditions and the level of consumption for sample households classified by occupation groups and caste-tribe identities.