Viewing migration in the context of urbanisation, the volume deals with a number of issues like patterns of migration, the migration-urbanisation link, poverty, and processes and policies relating to migration. Analysing in detail the 1991 and 2001 census data, it emphasises upon human dimensions of migration problems. It brings out the causal links between migration, urbanisation and regional disparities across the country, focusing on issues like poverty-induced migration, poverty in the rural areas, urban decay, growth of slums in cities, the growing menace of corruption and increasing social and regional disparities. It comes up with development policies and strategies that have been devised and need to be worked out for ushering in an egalitarian society for poor migrants and other groups.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shekhar Mukherji
Shekhar Mukherji, a leading Geographer-cum-Demographer, is a former Professor and the head, department of Migration and Urban Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. He was also Founder Professor and the head of geography Department, Visva Bharti, Santiniketan. He got two Ph.Ds, from Calcutta university and University of Hawali, USA; did Post-doctorate from Australian national University. He taught in many universities for 42 years (1959-2001). Invited twice to UN-ESCAP Expert meetings (1977/1995) and was visiting professor in Hawali, bellagio (Italy), Kawasaki and Tokyo. His publication comprise 30 books and 150 research papers. His interest areas include migration, urbanization, poverty alleviation in India, human/population geography, demography/fertility behaviour/population policies, and urban/rural development. As socially-committed social scientist, he has profound concern for the poor, and his lifelong research on poverty alleviation promoted this as a mission.
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