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Migration data is matched from the Indian census with climate data to test the hypothesis of climate variability as a … push factor for internal migration. The main contribution of the analysis is to introduce relevant meteorological …
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in the form of ‘demographic bonus ’. Urbanization is also expected to continue. Thus it seems that India⠅
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Historically, urbanization has been a great force of economic transformation, modernization and social change in the … developed world. On the flip side, migration has been blamed for the woes of modern cities overlooking the fact that urban … planning and governance are equally responsible. Indian cities are a result of large scale migration over time-a fact which has …
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This paper sheds light on the issue of internal migration for education and employment among the youth. i.e those aged …
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A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...
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growing number of city residents to jobs, education, recreation and such other needs within our cities. URL:[http://urbanindia.nic.in/policies/TransportPolicy.pdf]. …
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spend for education of their children, for treatment of common and chronic diseases among their members, and for securing …
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higher rate after the incentive is removed. The migration rate is 10 percentage points higher in treatment areas a year later … heterogeneity in take-up and re-migration, and by conducting a new experiment with a migration insurance treatment. Several pieces …
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Do we aspire to be a ‘global’ city like Shanghai, with all the spit and polish to attract foreign investors by the drove? Or can we aim to be a city with a sustainable plan for its development – one that marries ecology with economy? Is it more important for us to forge links...
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This study raises some relevant issues and examines them from an economic perspective. To begin with, it would examine how did the Indian approach, official in particular, to defining and measuring poverty originate and evolve over time? What are the major issues regarding the nutritional basis...
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