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Chapter 1 Overview -- Chapter 2 Occupational Diversification and Rural Transformation in India -- Chapter 3 Changes in the Employment Scenario in Gujarat -- Chapter 4 Structural Changes and Implications for Urbanization -- Chapter 5 Changing Socio-Economic Profile of Urbanized Villages (Census...

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Urban-Rural Interactions : Towns as Focus Points in Rural Development

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Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India : Challenges and Opportunities

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Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh

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Agricultural Development and Economic Transformation : Promoting Growth with Poverty Reduction

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This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic transformation of developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this volume, Mellor measures by household class the employment impact of alternative...

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The book explores the debates surrounding sustainable livelihood in the neoliberal era effected through transformation of the nature of work and the role of institutions, particularly in the Global South. By creating gainful work and employment opportunities through formal and informal...

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Rural Labour Mobility in Times of Structural Transformation : Dynamics and Perspectives from Asian Economies

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Changing Contours of Indian Agriculture : Investment, Income and Non-farm Employment

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This book presents an extensive study on India’s agricultural and nonfarm sectors, examining prices, investments and policies, and suggesting various essential technological changes. It offers appropriate financial, institutional, and policy frameworks that can help to sustain agricultural...

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Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

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The aim of this book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification by means of technological and institutional innovations in agriculture. The research insights re from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this...

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