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"Disguised" Unemployment Once Again: East Pakistan, 1951–1961

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The concept of "disguised" unemployment plays an important role in development theorizing, yet its empirical content is uncertain. This paper studies the problem in rural East Pakistan, a densely-populated rice-producing area of South Asia. It is shown, using data on output and workers per acre and cropped acreage, that between 1951 and 1961 the degree of "disguised" unemployment increased sharply, amounting to some 20 percent of the 1961 labor force. This is attributed to the rapid population growth, which had begun two decades earlier, plus the fixed supply of other factors. The labor surplus that developed seems to have been largely "disguised" through work-sharing, that is, a reduction in average hours worked per worker.

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  • Warren C. Robinson, 1969. ""Disguised" Unemployment Once Again: East Pakistan, 1951–1961," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 51(3), pages 592-604.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:51:y:1969:i:3:p:592-604.
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    1. Arvind Ashta, 2017. "Work-sharing from Different Angles: A literature review," Working Papers CEB 17-033, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    2. Ghazi M. Farooq, 1975. "Dimensions And Structure Of Labour Force In Relation To Economic Development," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 1975:1, October.
    3. Rizvi, Saiyed M. H., 1973. "Disguised Unemployment- An Over-All Review," International Journal of Agrarian Affairs, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 5(6), pages 1-29, March.

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