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Returns to labour in developing country agriculture : India

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  • Rajaraman, I.,

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Working paper, rural employment policy research programme on agricultural income in India - examines wages of agricultural workers and farmer household income; analyses rural area labour force participation incl. Rural women, land tenure, consumer expenditure, etc.; covers wage determination, labour market segmentation, labour productivity by farm size, Terms of Trade, etc.; finds long term erosion of real earnings of hired labour. Bibliography, statistical tables.

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  • Rajaraman, I.,, 1985. "Returns to labour in developing country agriculture : India," ILO Working Papers 992428403402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992428403402676
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