Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2018
Published In
Political Economy Research Institute: Working Paper Series
Keywords
Migration, India, Urbanization, Social Reproduction
Abstract
Since liberalization, urban migration in India has increased in quantity, but also changed in quality, with permanent marriage migration and temporary, circular employment migration rising, even as permanent economic migration remains stagnant. We understand internal migration in India to be a re-ordering of productive and reproductive labor that signifies a deep transformation of society. We argue that this transformation is a response to three overlapping crises: an agrarian crisis, an employment crisis, and a crisis of social reproduction. These are not crises for capitalist accumulation, which they enable. Rather, they make it impossible for a majority of Indians to achieve stable, rooted livelihoods.
Recommended Citation
Rao, Smriti and Vamsi Vakulabharanam. "Migration, Crises and Social Transformation in India Since the 1990s." Political Economy Research Institute: Working Paper Series 450 (January 2018). https://www.peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1044-migration-crises-and-social-transformation-in-india-since-the-1990s.