Changing livelihoods at India’s rural–urban transition

Choithani, Chetan; Duijne, Robbin Jan van; Nijman, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105617

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“…With the substantial and present shift of employment out of the rural agriculture sector and rapid urban growth in the more significant period of 2016, about 215 million people dropped employment in the agriculture sector and migrated to the urban labor market. The rural shift largely impacted urban labor sectors (Choithani, Duijne, & Nijman, 2021).…”

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In search of better life: Construction migrants struggle for livelihood in urban Udupi District of Karnataka, India

Bellampalli

Yadava

2022

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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Migration is an essential livelihood strategy in rapidly developing, low‐income contexts. However, this article seeks to analyze occupation choices and the struggle for livelihood among laborers. This study carried out both secondary and primary data; the primary survey was conducted in the Udupi district of Karnataka. Detailed information was gathered from both individual and household levels. According to National Sample Survey data, construction offers the main occupation for short duration migrants, absorbing 36.2% of total short duration migration. However, the field survey findings indicated that at the destination, the construction sector migrants are more vulnerable and struggle for their lives and livelihood in the urban labor segments—poverty and rural unemployment a significant reasons to push the laborers into the construction segment.

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In search of better life: Construction migrants struggle for livelihood in urban Udupi District of Karnataka, India

Bellampalli

Yadava

2022

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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“…Agricultural production, trade, service provision, and self-employment are some of these productive activities. In addition, the international migration of a household member can also operate as an income-generation strategy to cover the costs of clothing, healthcare, and even education for some household members [8,15,17]. Thus, the amount and quality of capital a household possesses will determine its skills and livelihood strategies.…”

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“…For example, Tacconi et al [21] and Härtl et al [56] argue that rural households with livelihoods highly linked to nature are normally more intensive in family labor in their production processes. According to Bhandari [41], De Janvry and Sadoulet [30], and Choithani et al [17], there is a strong link between years of schooling and household participation in non-farming livelihood strategies.…”

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“…The significance of social networks in rural livelihoods and poverty has been extensively documented in migration literature [17], and particularly the role of remittances in encouraging credit applications and increasing the demand for local goods and services in rural areas [32,57]. In addition, remittances may help cover basic expenses when a household experiences local vulnerability ranging from accidents and family illness to extreme climate events [47].…”

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“…Several empirical studies have examined the determinants of sustainable livelihoods in households around the world [16][17][18][19][20][21]. Some research analyzes metadata from various countries [20,21], while another set of projects has carried out case studies [22][23][24].…”

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Changing livelihoods at India’s rural–urban transition

Cited by 60 publications

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In search of better life: Construction migrants struggle for livelihood in urban Udupi District of Karnataka, India

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Drivers of Livelihood Strategies: Evidence from Mexico’s Indigenous Rural Households

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