Farm workers of Punjab/ Varinder Sharma

Includes bibliography and index

Introduction -- Emergence and Growth of Permanent Farm Service in Punjab -- Wage Rates of Permanent Farm Servants: Structure and Determinants -- Variations in the Wage Rate: Across Regions and Within villages -- Working conditions and Nature of contract -- Migrant Permanent Farm Servants -- conclusions and Policy Implications

This book used a holistic approach to answer these questions and will generate an intense debate. The essays contained in the book, based on facts and figures, provide a vivid account of Punjab's economic growth, factors behind slowdown, pitfalls of mono- cropping pattern, emerging agrarian and environmental crisis. It has also unraveled, in a very succinct and scientific manner, the emerging issues in gender employment and social security coverage, besides dealing with the education delivery mechanism, women's health outcomes and plight of cancer suffering households amidst the general affluence found in the state In the nutshell, the book contains evidence based research material on core issues of Punjab's Economic development and is essential reading for the policy makers, teachers and students.