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The recent discourse on migration in develo** economies seeks to revisit the conventional binary approach where distress and development-induced migratory movements were seen as dichotomous situations. The new paradigm looks at migration, for economic motive, as an important exit route from poverty, including for the chronically poor, irrespective of the initial characteristics of distress influencing mobility.
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Notes
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This has been deliberated at length in the emerging framework of new economics of labour migration (NELM). For details see, Deshingkar and Farrington (2009).
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The survey was conducted jointly by National Council for Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, and University of Maryland, USA, for preparing a detailed analysis on human development in India (for details see, Desai et al. 2010). The specific question asked is – ‘Do any persons from the village leave for seasonal work during the year? If yes, How many?’
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This analysis here reflects the results based on the one-to-one liner effects. This may not have reflected the entire scenario of the migration like in a non-liner function. In this may be taken as an initial analysis.
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This survey is a part of the larger study focusing on examining the pattern of agriculture growth in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and the implications on poverty reduction in short and medium time frame.
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Shah, A., Pattnaik, I., Kumar, A. (2018). Changing Scenario of Migration and Poverty in India: Reflections and Issues. In: Mehta, A., Bhide, S., Kumar, A., Shah, A. (eds) Poverty, Chronic Poverty and Poverty Dynamics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0677-8_6
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