Changing Institutions Among Farm Households in Rurul and Peri-Urban Gradient Around Bengaluru Metropolitan - An Economic Analysis

摘要

The present study was carried out with an overall objective to study the changing institutions among rural and peri-urban farming household across irrigated and rainfed situations as influenced by urbanisation. Within family as an institution, there was 50 to 60 per cent change in the joint family system, whereas, it was to the tune of 40 to 50 per cent in the case of male dominancy in the family. With respect to 'household' as an institution the change was to the tune of 60 per cent considering trust, 30 per cent each in the case of share of work and responsibility within the family members. There was 40 to 50 per cent change in the way 'marriage' was arranged when matching through brokers, relatives and was to the tune of 20 per cent when matcheswere made through online.There was 40 and 50 per cent change in the way tradition was carried out and festivals celebrated, respectively, when 'religion' was considered as an institution. It was found that the most of the opinion on various institutionsacross varied significantly as influenced by the urbanisation both in peri-urban and rural areas across rainfed and irrigated situation.