Average wages are considerably lower in agriculture than in the other sectors. We document this fact for thirteen countries ranging from rich (Canada, U.S.) to poor (India, Indonesia). We develop a measure of human capital that accounts for the selection of workers with different unobserved...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Development Challenge of India -- Chapter 3: Reexamining the Idea of Development -- Chapter 4: Unequal inequalities in India in the post-reform period -- Chapter 5: Growth, Inequality and Labour Force Participation -- Chapter 6: Transformation of the Idea of...