Sugata Marjit, Saibal Kar

The Outsiders

Economic Reform and Informal Labour in a Developing Economy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a detailed theoretical overview and analytical understanding of informal labour markets in the context of economic reforms. Grounded in the neo-classical general equilibrium framework, it analyses the impact of deregulatory policies on the welfare of informal workers in a segmented labour market.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 147mm x 224mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780198071495
• ISBN-10: 0198071493
• Artikelnr.: 59185788

Autorenporträt

Sugata Marjit is Director and RBI Chair Professor of Industrial Economics; Saibal Kar is Fellow in Economics

Inhaltsangabe

* Tables and Figures, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction
I Theories of Informality
2. The Political Economy of Informality 3. Informal Wage in the Presence of Agricultural and Manufacturing Sectors
4. Outsourcing, Informality, and Informal Wages
5. Informal Sector in General Equilibrium Models
6. International Trade, the Informal Sector, and Welfare
7. The Extended Heckscher-Ohlin Framework with Informal Sector
II Empirical Research and Findings on Informal Sector
8. Empirical Evidence for India
9. Trade Reform, Labour Market Reform, Informal Wage, and Poverty
10. Reform and Productivity in the Informal Sector-Theory
11. Two Case Studies on the Informal Economy
12. Future Research and Road Ahead
References
Index