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...