Non-agricultural Employment in India


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This volume is a timely empirical contribution to our understanding of this process of economic diversification in rural India. Taking into account all the available evidence, it constitutes the first extensive and up-to-date analysis of the nature, trends and determinants of rural non-agricultural employment in India.




Rural Non-farm Employment


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Contributed articles presented earlier at a seminar on rural manpower policy in various Indian states for the poor.




Rural Transformation in India


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Contributed papers presented at a workshop held in September 2001 in New Delhi.




Non-agricultural Employment in Rural India


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Analyses the trends and patterns of rural non-agricultural employment in the state of Gujarat. Covers mainly the 1960s and 1980s.




The Forgotten Sector


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The Nonfarm Sector and Rural Development


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In most developing countries, the rural labor force is growing rapidly, but rural employment opportunities are dwindling. This paper brings together empirical evidence on the nonfarm sector and analyzes policies for its future development. It examines the linkages between the farm and nonfarm sectors and between the nonfarm sector and urban enterprises, and considers ways the government can promote rural employment.




Rural Employment


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Chiefly in context of Indian non-agrarian vocations.




Rural Nonfarm Employment


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