Labour, Employment and Economic Growth in India

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316156476

Productive employment opportunities constitute the primary ingredient of economic transformation and inclusive growth. This volume examines India's development experience in the sphere of labour, employment, structural change and institutional challenges in the recent past. The contributors have extended the boundaries of contemporary debate in a variety of ways by undertaking fairly detailed empirical analysis of selected aspects of growth and employment change in India. They uncover the recent patterns of change, between and within sectors over time that challenges popular beliefs and understanding of employment growth in India. Analysis of population ageing, gender discrimination, impact of labour regulation; institutional analysis; dynamics of judicial interpretation of laws protecting workers in the years of economic liberalisation among others have enriched the content. The volume contributes to our knowledge of India's labour market and sheds light on employment challenges in an economy undergoing rapid growth and economic transformation.

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Tables and Figures
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Preface
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Part 1 - Economic Growth and Employment
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1 - Introduction and Review of Issues
pp 3-20
- By K. V. Ramaswamy, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Bombay
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2 - India's Labour Market during the 2000s
pp 21-56
- By Jayan Jose Thomas, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
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3 - Services-led Growth and Employment in India
pp 57-90
- By Ajit K. Ghose, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
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4 - Growth, Structural Change and Poverty Reduction
pp 91-126
- By Rana Hasan, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi, Sneha Lamba, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi, Abhijit Sen Gupta, Asian Development Bank, New Delhi
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5 - Age Structure Transition, Population Ageing and Economic Growth
pp 127-152
- By M. R. Narayana, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
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6 - Labour Intensity in Indian Manufacturing
pp 153-180
- By Deb Kusum Das, University of Delhi, Kunal Sen, University of Manchester, Pilu Chandra Das, University of Delhi
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7 - Gender Discrimination in Manufacturing Employment in India, 1999-2009
pp 181-218
- By Bishwanath Goldar, Institute of Economic Growth, Suresh Chand Aggarwal, University of Delhi
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Part 2 - Employment and Labour Law
pp 219-220
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8 - From Rigidity to Flexibility
pp 221-238
- By Bibhas Saha, University of East Anglia
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9 - Employment Protection Legislation and Threshold Effects
pp 239-264
- By K. V. Ramaswamy, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Bombay
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10 - Who is a Worker?
pp 265-291
- By Jaivir Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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11 - Labour Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court
pp 292-318
- By Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan, Madras High court, Chennai
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Contributors
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Tables and Figures
pp vii-xvi

Preface
pp xvii-xviii

Part 1 - Economic Growth and Employment
pp 1-2

1 - Introduction and Review of Issues
pp 3-20

2 - India's Labour Market during the 2000s
pp 21-56

3 - Services-led Growth and Employment in India
pp 57-90

4 - Growth, Structural Change and Poverty Reduction
pp 91-126

5 - Age Structure Transition, Population Ageing and Economic Growth
pp 127-152

6 - Labour Intensity in Indian Manufacturing
pp 153-180

7 - Gender Discrimination in Manufacturing Employment in India, 1999-2009
pp 181-218

Part 2 - Employment and Labour Law
pp 219-220

8 - From Rigidity to Flexibility
pp 221-238

9 - Employment Protection Legislation and Threshold Effects
pp 239-264

10 - Who is a Worker?
pp 265-291

11 - Labour Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court
pp 292-318

Contributors
pp 319-320

Index
pp 321-323

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