The effects of economic growth and technological innovation on the agricultural labor force in India

THIS STUDY REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT TO ANALYZE LONG TERM TRENDS IN THE LABOR FORCE IN PUNJAB AND HARYANA USING CENSUS DATA. FIRST, THE AUTHOR TRIES TO SHOW THAT THE NATURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PREDOMINATING IN THESE REGIONS HELPED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE. IN OTHE...

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Published in:Studies in comparative international development 1987-04, Vol.22 (1), p.103-120
Main Author: Zarkovic, Milica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Development
Agricultural Technology
Agricultural Workers
Agriculture
AGRICULTURE (INCLUDING HUNTING AND GATHERING)
Economic Development
Economic growth
ECONOMIC MEASURES
INDIA
Labor
Labor Force
Punjab, India
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Technological Innovations
Technology
WORKERS, LABORERS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS
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Summary:THIS STUDY REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT TO ANALYZE LONG TERM TRENDS IN THE LABOR FORCE IN PUNJAB AND HARYANA USING CENSUS DATA. FIRST, THE AUTHOR TRIES TO SHOW THAT THE NATURE OF THE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PREDOMINATING IN THESE REGIONS HELPED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE GREEN REVOLUTION CAN BE BOTH LABOR DISPLACING AND LABOR ABSORBING DEPENDING ON THE PREDOMINATING INPUTS. SECONDLY, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF THAT TECHNOLOGY, OCCURRING AS IT DID IN THE PARTICULAR CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA, RESULTED IN THE PREDOMINANCE OF MALES IN THE HIGH GROWTH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.
ISSN:0039-3606
1936-6167
DOI:10.1007/BF02717398