Migration and Urban Poverty in India Some Preliminary Observations
Published By: CDS on eSS | Published Date: September, 16 , 2009Migration decisions to urban areas that are backed by economic rationale
and attempts to understand gains accruing to individuals from migration,
in terms of poverty outcomes are analysed. The analysis is based on the 55th round
survey data on Employment - Unemployment Survey 1999-2000 (EUS)
provided by the National Sample Survey Organisation. A
broad descriptive socio-economic profiling of the migrant households
in urban India and explore the dynamics of poverty among interstate as
well as intrastate migrants to urban destinations are undertaken. [WP 414].
Author(s): Udaya S. Mishra, William Joe, Priyajit Samaiyar | Posted on: Nov 16, 2009 | Views(1808) | Download (789)