Bihar versus Punjab: Selective Use of Data Misinforms Policy
A few days into the farmer’s agitation in India, a [...]
Implications of the Collapse of Income from Migration: Reflections from Two Villages in Bihar
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed both the crucial role played by migrant workers in maintaining material production across sectors, and the extreme vulnerabilities of their lives and living conditions.
Migration and the Changing Structure of the Rural Economy of Bihar
Migration of workers from rural areas of Bihar to other parts of India has grown steadily. In a paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly (July 30, 2016), Amrita Datta argues that migration has played a key role in determining the economic and social structure of rural Bihar in recent times.