Labor Market Behavior In Rural Villages In South India: Effects Of Season, Sex and Socioeconomic Status

Ryan, J G and Ghodake, R D (1980) Labor Market Behavior In Rural Villages In South India: Effects Of Season, Sex and Socioeconomic Status. In: ADC-ICRISAT Conference on Adjustment Mechanism of Rural Labor Harkets in Developing Areas, 22-24 August 1979, ICRISAT Patancheru, India.

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Abstract

Most developing countries of the semi-arid tropics (SAT), particularly inAsia. have a relative abundance of labor resources relative to capital and land. Statistics on this apparent abundance are usually only available (ifat all) in terms of national or regional aggregates, as pointed out recently by McDiarmid (1977, pp. 9-10, 18, 29, 54-55), Bardhan (1977), and Brannon and Jessee (1977, pp. 13-15). Even these statistics are often not reliable, particularly for the rural areas. Itis in rural areas where problems of seasonal unemployment are most acute, as revealed inRudra and Biswas' comprehensive study (1973), and where it is imperative to derive better measures and understanding of the demand and supply parameters of labor markets, particularly in India, where 70 percent of the labor force are classified as agricultural workers.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Subjects: Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2011 13:46
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2011 13:46
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4297
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