Economic growth, poverty and rural labour markets in India: a survey of research

Bardhan K.

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Abstract: Working paper on the relationship between agricultural development, agrarian structures, rural employment and poverty in India - based on a literature survey, examines trends in rural population, agricultural income, labour contracts, farm size and food prices; investigates the role of agricultural credit, wage determination and labour market segmentation; considers the informal sector and rural public works. Bibliography.

Keywords: agricultural development; agrarian structure; rural employment; poverty; trend; rural population; agricultural income; labour contract.; farm size.; food; price; agricultural credit; wage determination; labour market segmentation; informal economy; rural public works; développement agricole; structure agraire; emploi rural; pauvreté; tendance; population rurale; revenu agricole; contrat de travail; dimension de la ferme; aliment; prix; crédit agricole; fixation du salaire; segmentation du marché du travail; économie informelle; travaux publics ruraux; desarrollo agrícola; estructura agraria; empleo rural; pobreza; tendencia; población rural; ingreso agrícola; contrato de trabajo; tamaño de la explotación; alimento; precio; crédito agrícola; determinación del salario; segmentación del mercado de trabajo; economía informal; obras públicas rurales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 99 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme;

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