Rural Labour Mobility in Times of Structural Transformation

Dynamics and Perspectives from Asian Economies

D. Narasimha Reddy, Kailash Sarap, D. Narasimha Reddy, Kailash Sarap

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9789811056277
• eBook ISBN: 9789811056284
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Labour Economics
• Index: Economics

This book examines essential issues and perspectives on rural labour, helping readers understand the changes that are currently taking place in the labour markets, especially with regard to migrants from rural to urban areas, their socio-economic conditions, factors contributing to such mobility and associated problems. Further, it addresses the question of why the socio-economic conditions of rural labour have not experienced measurable improvements.

Presenting a collection of painstakingly researched essays that focus on both India and China, the book addresses these challenges with an explicit focus on safeguarding the interests of rural labour under the neoliberal dispensation. The research is based on primary survey data and analytical issues from selected Asian economies, especially from India. On the basis of the findingsdiscussed, it subsequently suggests ways forward so as to improve the wellbeing of migrant households and put an end to distress migration. Lastly, the book convincingly argues that improving labour market outcomes, and more specifically, generating employment and providing alternative livelihood avenues, represents the most pressing challenge in rural areas.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Contributors
• About the Editors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Rural Labor Dynamics and Mobility in Times of Deepening Structural Transformation
• Part I: Structural Transformation and Labour Dynamics
• Part II: Rural: Urban Labour Mobility
• Author Index
• Subject Index