‘Trapped in poverty’ is mainly about understanding the processes that trap people into poverty including other facts in India. It explains the issues and the methods in income poverty and chronic poverty. With an immense investigation, it explains views of the poor, the differences among the poor and the non-poor in rural areas. The book highlights of ways to achieve the mapping of the rural background for checking the relevance and usefulness of the development strategy, and the benefits it could present on the poor. This is a valuable resource to students and scholars who follow development studies, economics and sociology.