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Regional pattern of temporary labour migration in India

Regional pattern of temporary labour migration in India

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Being a spatial phenomenon, the major contribution in migration research has been made by geographers rather than by demographers. Most of internal migrations are labour centric with a significant proportion migrating on a temporary basis. Research suggests that temporary labour migration plays an important role in household survival and is used as an income diversification […]

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Urban Growth in India, urbanization, cities, development, migration, urban settlement, gentrification

Urban Growth in India: Disturbing Trends

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The development of a country is often correlated with the process of rapid urbanisation, which entails an occupational shift from rural agricultural livelihoods to one that involves more industrial and tertiary activities. Besides changes in core economic life, urban livelihood is closely linked to modernity that implies cultural and civic values vastly different from feudal […]

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