03422nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-61085-1 DE-He213 20251030112703.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240801s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031610851 978-3-031-61085-1 10.1007/978-3-031-61085-1 doi HD72-88 KCM bicssc BUS068000 bisacsh KCM thema Bhattacharya, Prabir. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 81674 Informal Sector, Migration, and the Beginnings of Structural Transformation [electronic resource] : Evidence from India’s Recent Economic History / by Prabir Bhattacharya. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XII, 100 p. 2 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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. This book explores the role of the informal sector in the economic transformation of India. Focusing on the period 1950-80, it examines the factors that determined the flow of workers from one area to another and considers the impact of migration from rural to urban areas on the expansion of the informal sector. The growth of the informal sector in India is analysed alongside the decline in agriculture and growth of industry and services to show the structural transformation of the Indian economy. Broader issues, such as urban unemployment, fixed wages, education, and entrepreneurship, are also discussed. This book highlights the links between migration, the informal sector, urbanisation, and economic growth within developing countries. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in development economics and economic history. Prabir Bhattacharya is an economist affiliated to both Glasgow and Heriot-Watt Universities. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics and was formerly editor-in-chief of the Progress in Development Studies. He has taught at various universities including the University College London, University of Edinburgh, Yokohama National University, Kobe University and the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Development economics. 61731 Economic history. 57506 Asia Economic conditions. 68942 Development Economics. 61731 Economic History. 57506 Asian Economics. 68943 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031610844 Printed edition: 9783031610868 Printed edition: 9783031610875 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61085-1 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SXEF 62116 62116