Changes in Level of Living in Rural West Bengal-Consumer Durables, Clothing and Footwear

Consumer Durables, Clothing and Footwear Nikhilesh Bhattacharya Manabendu Chattopadhyay Ashok Rudra This is the fourth of a series of papers reporting on changes in the level of living in rural West Bengal as reflected in the results of a resurvey of villages and households in Bardhaman, Birbhum and Purulia districts. It reports on changes in the stocks of consumer durables, clothing and footwear.