World Bank2015-10-082015-10-082015-08-27https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22746This report is based on a field study of two large settlements, Satghara (a census town) and Bhagwatipur (a rural cluster with 10,000 plus population) in the Madhubani district of Bihar. The study explores the social dynamics of the rural non-farm economy by empirically mapping non-farm occupations in both the settlements. It examines the dynamics of caste, community, and gender within the social organization of the non-farm economy in terms of their economic and social hierarchies and the differential incomes and status they provide. The study also looks at the relationship of the local non-farm economy with patterns of outmigration. It further attempts to understand the manner in which the changes in the regional structures of power and domination have influenced the local economic processes and are being influenced by them with a specific focus on the non-farm economy in the two setting. The study also attempts an assessment of the possible development and urbanizing effects of the rather rapid growth of nonfarm economy in rural Madhubani.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOUNTRYSIDELEASINGCOMMUNITIESSOCIAL NORMSWORKFORCEECONOMIC GROWTHWORK FORCEVILLAGESOLDER MENURBANIZATIONLOCAL ECONOMYSELF-HELPSHOPSPREMISESSOCIAL DIMENSIONHOUSEHOLD STRUCTUREEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESTRADITIONAL FAMILYRURAL WOMENLACK OF CAPACITYURBAN SETTLEMENTSREMITTANCEAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTSERVICESDISCRIMINATIONHOUSINGTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONSFAMILY MEMBERSHEALTHSOCIAL STRUCTURERURAL YOUTHPROJECTSPROJECTSOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONSTRAFFICCITIESTOWNSNATIONAL LEVELRURAL POPULATIONVULNERABILITYPOPULATION SIZESMALL TOWNSPESTICIDESHOSPITALURBAN CENTRESETTLEMENTSCHEAP LABOURURBAN MIGRATIONURBANISMLAUNDRYTRAININGJOB OPPORTUNITIESDWELLINGINTERVENTIONRENTFAMILY CONSUMPTIONWORKING POPULATIONDEMOCRACYMOBILITYLOCALITIESMARKET PLACEVILLAGE COMMUNITIESINDUSTRIALIZATIONYOUNG MALEMIGRATIONECONOMIC CHANGESINHABITANTSMODERNIZATIONMARKETSHOUSEHOLD INCOMENUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSMODERN MEDICINESETTLEMENTSERVICE PROVIDERLAND OWNERSHIPMARRIAGEECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC POLICIESLABOUR MARKETSMIGRANTSTVLIBRARYMORTALITYRADIOELDERLYDESIGNPROGRESSMARKET ECONOMYUNEMPLOYMENTYOUNG MENMIGRANTSOCIAL ORGANIZATIONTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTUREPOLICIESFAIRSWOMANDESCRIPTIONPARTICIPATIONGENDERHOMESVULNERABLE GROUPSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTURBAN CENTERSOCCUPATIONSFAMILY INCOMEOCCUPATIONPOPULATION DENSITYURBAN AREASHOUSEHOLDRURAL ECONOMYGROWTH RATE OF POPULATIONYOUTHMIGRANT WORKERSPOPULATIONSMARKETHUTSPOLICYRURAL ECONOMIESMOVEMENT OF PEOPLEHOUSEHOLD NUMBERSHUSBANDSTENANCYSOCIAL STATUSLOCAL COMMUNITYNUMBER OF WOMENECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTRURAL RESIDENTSPARTICIPATION OF WOMENLABOUR FORCEFEMALESVILLAGE LEVELCLINICSLOCAL COMMUNITIESHOTELSHOUSEHOLDSURBAN ECONOMYRURAL AREASURBAN CENTRESYOUNG WOMENMEATDISABILITYCOMMUNITY GROUPSOCCUPANCYRATE OF GROWTHPOLICY IMPLICATIONSYOUNG PEOPLEFACILITIESPOPULATIONSTUDENTSHOUSESINTERVENTIONSPOLICY RESEARCHCOMMUNITYGREEN REVOLUTIONPOLITICAL PROCESSWOMENREMITTANCESQUALITATIVE INFORMATIONLABOR MARKETSSAFETYURBAN POPULATIONFEMALESOCIAL MOBILITYSERVICEDISTRICTSRENTINGRURAL SETTLEMENTSHOTELHUMAN DEVELOPMENTReportWorld Bank10.1596/22746