Since the State’s inception, the growth process in Gujarat and its regions has experienced ups and downs in the economic activities. Not much attention is attributed to short term fluctuations in the growth of economic activities as long as the long term growth depicts an upward trend....

The paper has examined the changes in inter-sectoral relations as driven by the sectoral shares and sectoral growth patterns, and has traced the nature of linkages between agriculture and the rest of the economy in the changing context. The relation between use of technological inputs in...

The share of agricultural sector in Gujarat’s net domestic product has declined to less than one-fifth, indicating that the state economy is witnessing a structural transformation. Post-liberalization, cropping pattern has favoured wheat, cotton, spices, fruits, vegetables, floriculture...

The trend in instability in crop production in Gujarat has been analyzed for the 30-year period from 1980-81 to 2010-11 by following the method of ‘first differences’ or the moving period approach. The relation of instability with growth has also been examined. While investigating...

Since the State’s inception, the growth process in Gujarat and its regions has experienced ups and downs in the economic activities. Not much attention is attributed to short term fluctuations in the growth of economic activities as long as the long term growth depicts an upward trend....

The paper deals with different aspects of female employment and compares the pre– and post- reforms situation. It looks at the structure of sectoral output and productivity differentials between the broad sectors to contextualize women's employment in India. Whether the macro level output...

The present paper explores issues relevant to the livelihoods of rural labour households at the macro level. Technological changes, notably spread of irrigation is crucial for more labour intensive cultivation methods that do not depress labour productivity. Insights gathered from the western...

In the conventional sense, labour comprises population between the ages 15 to 59 years. However a significant segment of the population below 15 years of age too is working. The magnitude of the problem of child labour is difficult to ascertain as data on the extent of child labour is not very...

Recently, the issue of declining female labour force participation in Indian labour market accompanied by its impressive economic growth rate has become an important concern for both policy makers and academicians. Studies on this topic propose some probable reasons for this peculiarity in...