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International Labour Migration from Two Pakistani Villages with Different Forms of Agriculture

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  • Alain Lefebvre

    (Centre for Development Research in Copenhagen.)

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This paper is an analysis of the socio-economic situation of two Punjabi villages. It makes an attempt to explain why the villagers of these rural places have to seek work abroad. The first part of the paper deals with the agricultural conditions, the non-agricultural activities available to the villagers, and the budgets of different social categories found in the villages. The second part examines the effects of the process of migration on the young people. It particularly discusses the profile of the migrant, the problems faced by him before his departure, the remittances and their utilization, and the impact of emigration upon women's economic role in the villages and upon the traditional social conflicts. The important conclusion of the paper is that these villagers cannot ensure their social, economic, and cultural reproduction.

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  • Alain Lefebvre, 1990. "International Labour Migration from Two Pakistani Villages with Different Forms of Agriculture," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 29(1), pages 59-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:29:y:1990:i:1:p:59-90
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    1. Muhammad Irfan, 2010. "A Review of the Labour Market Research at PIDE 1957-2009," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 2010:1 edited by Rashid Amjad & Aurangzeb A. Hashmi, October.
    2. Preet Rustagi & Dev Nathan & Amrita Datta, 2015. "Women and Work in South Asia: Changes and Challenges," Working Papers id:6908, eSocialSciences.
    3. G.M. Arif & M. Irfan, 1997. "Return Migration and Occupational Change: The Case of Pakistani Migrants Returned from the Middle East," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 36(1), pages 1-37.
    4. Karin Astrid Siegmann, 2010. "Strengthening whom?," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 10(4), pages 345-361, October.

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