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Prosperity or distress: What drove the rise of rural non-farm employment
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The Indian Express
Peaks at 42.2% — the highest recorded share of rural non-farm employment.
Two theoretical perspectives explain the rise of rural non-farm work in India — one rooted in agricultural prosperity, the other in agrarian distress.
During the following decade, rural non-farm employment continued to expand, peaking at 42.2% in 2018–19, before declining slightly to 39.2% in 2020–21.
The emergence of rural non-farm employment in India reflects both agricultural prosperity and agrarian distress.
Does the expansion of rural non-farm employment necessarily indicate successful rural development?