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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Publicado en:	Journal of Development Studies Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 621 - 642
Autor principal:	Das, Upasak
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2015
Materias:	India Rural employment policy Rural development Income Households & economics Economic aspects of decision making
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