Praveen Jha

Labour in Contemporary India

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Generation of opportunities for decent work and livelihood ought to be among the most important policy objectives on any meaningful agenda of economic development. On this front, the Indian experience has remained seriously inadequate. This book examines some of the major themes relating to the world of work and workers in contemporary India while locating it in the larger trajectory of economic development since India's independence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 130mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780199467143
• ISBN-10: 0199467145
• Artikelnr.: 47868185

Autorenporträt

Praveen Jha is Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1: The Labour Question in Indias Development Trajectory
2: Work and Welfare: Some Core Indicators
3: Labour Market Flexibility: Myths versus Reality
4: Persistent Informality: Causes and Consequences
5: Neo-liberalism and Social Security: Debates and Alternatives
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index