This book examines the reasons for, consequences of and regional variations in rural-urban migration. The author uses a case study of the town of Durgapur to analyze the patterns of income transfer by city-dwelling migrants to their place of origin.
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`Chaudhuri brings a wealth of detailed empirical analysis to bear on the subject.... It is in the extensive empirical work that comprises the bulk of the book that its main merits are to be found.... for those seeking a detailed empirical study of migration and remittances in India, this book contains much useful material' - Urban Studies
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Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Original publisher's black cloth hardback, gray lettering spine andon ornamental frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 262pp., 2 large folding maps, tables, figs, lists of these, , appendices, bibliography. Fine copy. Seller Inventory # 184887
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 261 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 25 cm. Subjects: Rural-urban migration India Durgapur; Migrant remittances India Durgapur; Exode rural Inde Durg pur (Bengale-Occidental); Economic history. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 421638
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 261 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 25 cm. Subjects: Rural-urban migration India Durgapur; Migrant remittances India Durgapur; Exode rural Inde Durg pur (Bengale-Occidental); Economic history. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 421638