Periodic markets and rural transformation in Gonda District, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Socio-economic factors have significantly influenced the establishment and location of Gonda District's periodic markets in Uttar Pradesh, India. Their genesis has been directly correlated with road constructions and the availability of ferry services.

Periodic markets are centers for exchange of common goods and services, in both cities and the countryside, all over the world. Held at a regular time and place, these markets link small towns and their surroundings to create grassroots-level networking trade systems throughout the developing world. For impoverished and less-indu