Trends in Rural Unemployment in India-An Analysis with Reference to Conceptual and Measurement Problems

An Analysis with Reference to Conceptual and Measurement Problems K N Raj This paper is divided into three parts:
first, a review of the concepts and methods proposed for measurement of rural unemployment; second, a brief comment on the available data relating to India; and third, an interpretation of the findings from these data in the light of the institutional changes that have been taking place within the rural sector of the Indian economy.