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"The issue of rural-urban divide and linkages has gained importance in the world
in recent years. Reducing the divide through better linkage between sectors has been one
of the issues for ensuring balanced development of any country. The book presents a case
of a more general phenomenon: most emerging economies are confronted with growth in urban
areas at the expense of rural areas and policies. New insights into the relationship
between policies, rural-urban divide and sectoral linkage is undoubtedly very relevant in
a broader, even global context. The book deals with the important issue of rural-urban
divide and how sectoral linkages can act as a mean to reduce such disparities.
The book assessed the nature and magnitude of rural-urban divide by constructing an
index, called Rural-Urban Disparity Index (RUDI), reasons behind this divide and the means
to increase the strength of the rural sector to establish fruitful linkage between rural
and urban sectors by constructing a village Social Accounting Matrix (SAM).
This book can be viewed as a research contribution to the effort to address the issue
of existing rural-urban divide in Assam, a resource-endowed but relatively backward state
of North East India and find out ways to narrow down the divide with effective rural-urban
linkages. This book may provide new insight to the academicians, researchers and the
policy makers to slove the development related problems of any region with similar
resource endowments and constraints."
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Introduction
2. Rural-Urban Divide and Linkages : Review of Literature
3. Present Status of Assam Economy
4. Assessment of Rural-Urban Divide in Assam
5. Urban Blas in the Government Policies of Assam
6. Nature and Strength of Sectoral Linkages in Assam
7. Effective Linkage Study (Impact Analysis): A Social Accounting Matrix Analysis
8. Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Policy Suggestions
Appendices and Annexures
Bibliography
Index
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