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Social Income and Insecurity A Study in Gujarat
254 Pages
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Routledge India
254 Pages
by
Routledge India
254 Pages
by
Routledge India
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Economic liberalisation associated with globalisation is causing a pervasive growth of economic insecurity experienced all over the world. This is placing urgent demands on policymakers to rethink old policies and institutions.
This book sets out a new approach to the assessment of income dynamics, based on identifying the diverse components of people’s income and entitlements. It defines... Read more
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Social Income, Globalisation and a World of Unending Uncertainty 2. Social Income in Gujarat: A Distinctive Development Model? 3. Money Incomes in Gujarat 4. Enterprise Benefits in Social Income: An Unhealthy Dualism 5. Community Benefits under Stress 6. State Benefits: The Inefficiencies of Targeting 7. Private Benefits: The Operation of Market Forces 8. Financial Crises: Coping with Income Insecurity 9. Restructuring Social Income: Universalising Security, Strengthening Community Appendices. Appendix A: The Survey Methodology Appendix B: Measuring Social Income Bibliography Index
Biography
Guy Standing is Professor of Economic Security, University of Bath, UK.
Jeemol Unni is RBI Chair Professor in Rural Economics, Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA).
Renana Jhabvala is the National Coordinator of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and President of SEWA Bharat.
Uma Rani is Senior Development Economist, International Institute of Labour Studies (ILO), Geneva.
