The Crisis of Rural Employment

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FAS Young Scholars' Corner

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

10 episodes

6 days ago

Produced by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies, FAS Young Scholars Corner explores research questions on agrarian studies. This podcast aims to bring to fore the voices of young research collaborators of FAS conducting studies on various aspects of rural economies. All of the researchers have made use of FAS data and/or methods for their doctoral studies. For any queries or media requests, please contact: web_ops@fas.org.in

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The Crisis of Rural Employment

FAS Young Scholars' Corner

13 minutes 28 seconds

4 years ago

The Crisis of Rural Employment

For our fourth episode of FAS Young Scholars Corner, we spoke to Ranjini Basu, a policy researcher based out of New Delhi, about her PhD research titled Land Reforms in West Bengal and how COVID-19 has impacted MGNREGA in Tripura.

Reading list for today's episode:

1. MGNREGS and the Pandemic Crisis: Reflections from Tripura - Ranjini Basu and Tapas Modak

2. The Tripura Model - Madhura Swaminathan and V. K. Ramachandran

3. It is a class attack: Interview with Manik Sarkar - T. J. Rajalakshmi

4. "Employment and Wages of Manual Workers" - Arindam Das and Subhajit Patra, Socio-Economic Surveys of Three Villages in Tripura: A Study of Agrarian Relations

5. "Public Support for Rural Households" - Madhura Swaminathan, Socio-Economic Surveys of Three Villages in Tripura: A Study of Agrarian Relations

Our next episode will feature R. Vijayamba, a PhD student at the Indian Statistical Institute (Bangalore). It will focus on the critical and often unseen role rural women play in India's livestock economy.

Host: Nihira

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Disclaimer: The views presented in these episodes are based on research of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the Foundation’s research findings.