The Slow Emergence of Rural Non-farm Sector Employment in India: Shift or Diversification?
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Rural non-farm sector employment; Diversification; Rural–urban linkages; Rural transformation; India;All these keywords.
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- J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
- R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
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