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Can the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Reduce Rural Out-migration: Evidence from West Bengal, India.

Using survey data from the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, the paper documents the impact of the rural employment guarantee scheme in reducing rural out-migration. Using regression framework and case studies, it finds no significant impact of household participation in the programme on migratio...

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Published in:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 621 - 642
Main Author: Das, Upasak
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2015
Subjects:
India
Rural employment policy
Rural development
Income
Households & economics
Economic aspects of decision making
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