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Can the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Reduce Rural Out-migration: Evidence from West Bengal, India

Upasak DasIndira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 621-641 | Accepted 24 Sep 2014, Published online: 11 Jun 2015

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