Rural–urban migration, urban unemployment and the structural transformation of a dual economy

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-149

  Basu, Bharati ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rural urban migration; Structural transformation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 0034049827     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638190050028144     Document Type: Article

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