title: Migration, employment and the urban labour market:  a study in the Indian Punjab.
abstract: "Fears are often expressed that migration to the towns is a cause of surplus labour, increased unemployment, and the general decline in the quality of life in urban areas.  In a detailed study of the interaction between migration and the urban labour market in an Indian city, the authors investigate these questions and show how the migrants fare as compared with the urban natives.  They find no evidence that migrants are confined to marginal employment or contribute disproportionately to urban underemployment.  Policy-makers are cautioned against adopting measures to curb migration, which is part of the process of economic growth and social advance, without first making a detailed assessment of its effects."
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Oberai
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Manmohan Singh
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007194:India; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Employment Status; Human Resources; India; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Nonmigrants; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Rural-urban Migration; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Unemployment; Urban Population