Informal Sector, Migration, and the Beginnings of Structural Transformation : Evidence from India's Recent Economic History

by Prabir Bhattacharya

1. Introduction -- 2. The Informal Sector and Structural Transformation -- 3. The Informal Sector and Rural-to-Urban Migration -- 4. A Test of Two Rival Migration Models -- 5. An Analysis of Rural-to-Rural Migration -- 6. Conclusions.

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Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Bhattacharya, Prabir C.
Publisher:	2024.: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland 2024.: Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:	Migration economics \| Economic transformation in India \| Urban economics \| Historical development process \| Informal sector workers \| Development in low income countries \| Urban job creation \| Urban unemployment \| Labour costs \| Indien \| India \| Städtischer Arbeitsmarkt \| Urban labour market \| Informelle Wirtschaft \| Informal economy \| Landflucht \| Rural-urban migration \| Urbanisierung \| Urbanization \| Stadtökonomik \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Strukturwandel \| Structural change \| Wirtschaftsgeschichte \| Economic history \| Beschäftigungseffekt \| Employment effect \| Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries