Returns to labour in developing country agriculture: India

Rajaraman, I.,

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Abstract: Working paper, rural employment policy research programme on agricultural income in India - examines wages of agricultural workers and farmer household income; analyses rural area labour force participation incl. Rural women, land tenure, consumer expenditure, etc.; covers wage determination, labour market segmentation, labour productivity by farm size, Terms of Trade, etc.; finds long term erosion of real earnings of hired labour. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Keywords: rural employment; research programme; agricultural income; wages; agricultural workers.; farmer.; household income.; rural area; labour force participation; rural women; land tenure; consumer expenditure; wage determination; labour market segmentation; labour productivity; farm size.; terms of trade; long term; statistical table; emploi rural; programme de recherche; revenu agricole; empleo rural; programa de investigación; ingreso agrícola; salaire; travailleur agricole; agriculteur; revenu des ménages; zone rurale; taux d'activité; femmes rurales; régime foncier; dépenses de consommation; fixation du salaire; segmentation du marché du travail; productivité du travail; dimension de la ferme; long terme; tableau statistique; salario; trabajador agrícola; agricultor; ingreso de los hogares; zona rural; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; mujeres rurales; tenencia de la tierra; gasto de consumo; determinación del salario; segmentación del mercado de trabajo; productividad del trabajo; tamaño de la explotación; largo plazo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 76 pages
Date: 1985
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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