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Employment Policy in Emerging Economies: The Indian Case book cover

1st Edition

Employment Policy in Emerging Economies The Indian Case

Edited By Elizabeth Hill, Amitendu Palit Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Employment is a critical part of the macro-economy and a key driver of economic development. India’s employment policy over the past three decades provides an important case study for understanding how government attitudes to the labour market contribute to an emerging economy’s growth and development. This study contains important insights on the policy challenges faced by one of the world’s... Read more

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Notes on Contributors



Preface





Part I: Employment Policy in the Global and National context









1. Re-thinking employment in in the Indian economy: Inclusive growth and well-being (Elizabeth Hill)









2. Employment policy in the international development agenda and its relevance in India (Catherine Saget)









3. Judicial production of labour market flexibility: Contract labour employment in Indian organised manufacturing (Deb Kusum Das, Jaivir Singh, Homagni Choudhury)









4. Employment and education: Policy challenges (Ratna M. Sudarshan)



Part II: Employment Policy in Practice









5. Economic growth without employment: The story of Indian manufacturing (Jayan Jose Thomas)









6. Self-Employment: dimensions, diversity and polcy settings (Supriya RoyChowdhury and B. P. Vani)









7. Employment policy to promote the participation of women in the Indian labour force (Sher Singh Verick)









8. The Effectiveness of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Promoting Employment and Social Inclusion (Salim Lakha)









9. Jobs in India: the crisis of less and loss (Amitendu Palit)



Index

Biography

Elizabeth Hill is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, Australia.



Amitendu Palit is Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economic Policy) at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) in the National University of Singapore.

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