1st Edition

Social Protection Policies in South Asia

Edited By Neera Chandhoke, Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Copyright 2013
290 Pages
by Routledge India

290 Pages
by Routledge India

290 Pages
by Routledge India

This book offers a comparative analysis of social protection policies in five countries of South Asia — India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh — where economic transformation impelled by globalisation and liberalisation has, on the one hand, caused an unprecedented expansion of the informal sector, and heightened the vulnerabilities of its workers on the other. It examines the multiple... Read more

List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I. Introduction Urban Informal Sector in South Asia: An Introduction Neera Chandhoke and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Part II. Country Profiles 1. Social Protection Policies for the Urban Informal Sector: The Indian Perspective Sanjay Kumar Agrawal and Anupama 2. Social Protection Policies in the Urban Informal Sector of Pakistan: An Overview Karamat Ali and Nimra Wasim 3. Social Protection in the Urban Informal Sector in Sri Lanka Siri Hettige 4. Social Protection Policies for the Urban Informal Sector in Bangladesh Nazmunnessa Mahtab 5. Urban Informal Sector in Selected Cities of South Asia: The Case of Nepal Govind Prasad Dhakal Part III. Conclusions Conclusions Anupama and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal. Bibliography. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index

Biography

Neera Chandhoke is former Professor, Department of Political Science, and was formerly Director, Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi.





Sanjay Kumar Agrawal is Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Deshbandhu College, and Affiliated Fellow, Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi.