About the book

People move from rural areas to urban areas for various reasons. The main reason for the migration is the uneven distribution of resources in the economy. Economic constraint at the native place of the migrants motivates them to leave their place of birth in search of livelihood or economics betterment in urban zones. Migrants are drawn to the cities by the economics forces such as domestic terms of trade, the diffusion of technology from the western countries and the growth of modern large scale urban industries. Existence of income differentiation in certain areas especially, Urban areas, is the main factor which pulls the people from low-income areas to relatively high-income areas. Consequences can be observed in economic, social, cultural, political and demographic sphere.

The book focuses on all the issues related to rural migration and suggests certain preventive measures.

Contents:

Section I

Perspectives, Issues and Prevention Strategies

Indian Rural Economy: An Introduction

Rural Migration in India: Economic Issues

The Push and Pull Factors of Rural Migration

Rural unemployment in India—A Critical Appraisal

Migration: Types, Causes and Consequences

Rural Non-Farm Employment and Income

NABARD’S Innovations in Rural Development

Section II

Case Studies

Migration for Hard Work: A Reluctant Livelihood Strategy for Poor Households in West Bengal, India

Female Labour Migration in India: Insights from NSSO Data

Changing Character of Rural Economy and Migrant Labour in Punjab

Rural-Urban Migration and Urban Poverty: Socio-Economics Profiles of Rickshaw Pullers and Owner-Contractors in North-East Delhi

Rural Labour Markets and Migration in India