Migration and Development in India

This book deals with a wide range of issues related to rural-urban migration in the context of neoliberal economic development in India.

Auteur

Amrita Datta is an Assistant Professor of Development Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, and a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. State Discourses on Rural-Urban Migration in India 3. Characteristics of Bihar Migration 4. Changing Patterns of Migration, Remittances, and Sources of Income in Rural Bihar 5. Determinants and Impacts of Migration from Rural Bihar 6. Strangers in the City? Young Bihari Migrants in Delhi 7. Pride and Shame in the City: Young People's Experiences of Rural-Urban Migration 8. Conclusion