Migration of Labour in India: The squatter settlements of Delhi Contributor(s): Ratnoo, Himmat Singh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138962732 ISBN-13: 9781138962736 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2016 Click for more in this series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
Dewey: 331.544 |
LCCN: 2016004652 |
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" L (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
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Publisher Description: Migration - both within and between countries - is increasingly one of the world's most important policy issues. The faster the Indian economy grows, the larger will be the geographical redistribution of the workforce from localities of low to those of high employment growth. Thus, territorial mobility is fundamental both to realizing the full economic potential of India's people and to allowing the population to escape from rural poverty. The book analyses the decisive factors in labour migration. Based upon a thorough and robust examination of migrants to three slum localities of Delhi stretching over four decades, the author examines why people migrate, the circumstances of their decision and their experience at their destination. He investigates the myths of urban policy - that rural development will reduce migration to the cities, that growth poles can be created to divert migrant flows, and that government has the power to influence significantly migration scales and directions while pursuing essentially unpredictable market-driven economic growth. Testing the essential theoretical basis for urban policy in India, the book is of interest to academics studying migration of labour and urbanization, and those interested in South Asian Studies. |
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