TY - JOUR AB - We examine the relationship between infrastructure provision and poverty alleviation by analysing 500 interviews conducted in serviced and non-serviced slums in India. Using a mixed-method approach of qualitative analysis and regression modelling, we find that infrastructure was associated with a 66% increase in education among females. Service provision increased literacy by 62%, enhanced income by 36%, and reduced health costs by 26%. Evidence suggests that a gender-sensitive consideration of infrastructure is necessary and that a ‘one size fits all’ approach will not suffice. We provide evidence that infrastructure investment is critical for well-being of slum dwellers and women in particular. AU - Parikh,P AU - Fu,K AU - Parikh,H AU - McRobie,A AU - George,G DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.014 EP - 486 PY - 2014/// SN - 1873-5991 SP - 468 TI - Infrastructure Provision, Gender and Poverty in Indian slums T2 - World Development UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.014 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/17954 VL - 66 ER -