238 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
238 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
238 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This book deals with a wide range of issues related to rural-urban migration in the context of neoliberal economic development in India.
Focusing on three core areas, first it traces state discourses on rural-urban migration in India since the 1930s critically analysing its industrial, labour, rural and urban programmes, and policies. Second, through data on longitudinal surveys undertaken in... Read more
1. Introduction 2. State Discourses on Rural-Urban Migration in India 3. Characteristics of Bihar Migration 4. Changing Patterns of Migration, Remittances, and Sources of Income in Rural Bihar 5. Determinants and Impacts of Migration from Rural Bihar 6. Strangers in the City? Young Bihari Migrants in Delhi 7. Pride and Shame in the City: Young People’s Experiences of Rural-Urban Migration 8. Conclusion
Biography
Amrita Datta is an Assistant Professor of Development Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India.
