Waste Pickers and Collectors in Delhi -An Analysis of the Urban Poor-

Hayami Yujiro

doi:10.15057/21223

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インド・デリー市における廃品回収業者―都市貧困層の分析―
インドデリーシニオケルハイヒンカイシュウギョウシャトシヒンコンソウノブンセキ

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Waste pickers and collectors constitute the bottom layer of waste recycling in the metropolis of Delhi. Pickers collect waste just by picking it up from public places such as garbage dumps and the streets, whereas collectors purchase waste from waste producers such as households and shops for sale to higher-level waste traders. Most pickers have incomes below the poverty line set by the Planning Commission of India, whereas the majority of collectors earn marginally higher than the poverty-line income. The poverty of pickers is not transitory but chronic as they have no connection to enter the community of collectors and higher-level waste traders. Despite their low economic and social status, pickers and collectors are making important contributions to society. They are adding more value than their own income to waste producers' income and to the saving of the city government's expenditure for disposing waste.

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経済研究

経済研究 56 (1), 1-14, 2005-01-25

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