Rural to urban migration: A District-Level analysis for India

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 35-52

  Mitra, Arup ^a   Murayama, Mayumi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

2001 Census; Gender; Poverty; Rural to urban migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953196423     PISSN: 17479894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17479894200900011     Document Type: Article

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