A set of eight special articles in the latest Economic and Political Weekly "With Indian agriculture growing slowly, employment in agriculture too has been increasing at a low rate. Urban employment has not expanded rapidly enough to provide work for the growing rural population. So, is the rise in non-agricultural employment in recent years driven more by distress than demand? Three articles in this edition of the Review of Rural Affairs look at aspects of this issue. A couple of related issues that are examined are the growth of "non-cultivating households" and the movement of wages of agricultural labour."
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:01:10 +0000