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TL;DR: In this article, the authors take a fresh look at the process of wage determination in traditional rural societies, focusing specifically on the casual or daily labour market of the kind typically observed in rural South Asia.
Abstract: The nature of labour market in traditional rural societies has attracted a lot of attention in the recent years. One issue that has appeared particularly intriguing is the process of wage determination. After a good deal of theorising as well as detailed empirical research, the matter still remains largely unresolved. This paper takes a fresh look at this issue, focusing specifically on the casual or daily labour market of the kind typically observed in rural South Asia.

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