Social Protection Policies in South Asia

Herausgeber: Chandhoke, Neera; Agrawal, Sanjay Kumar

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses multiple issues relating to the vulnerabilities of the informal sector workers in South Asia through a comparison of existing social protection policies in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, and examines to what extent respective governments and policies have been effective in addressing the needs of this section of population.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415812146
• ISBN-10: 0415812143
• Artikelnr.: 36264947

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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