Productivity, Separability and Deprivation : A Study on Female Workers in the Indian Informal Service Sector

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Productivity, Separability and Deprivation; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Review on Gender Studies; References; 3 Case Studies: Implication of Separability; 3.1 Labour Separability: Gender Dimension; 3.2 Male-Female Separability: Primary and Secondary Sector; 3.3 Male-Female Separability: Tertiary Sector; References; 4 Framework of Study; 4.1 General Model; 4.2 Partial Separability; 4.3 Perfect Separability; 4.4 Justification for Using Cobb-Douglas Function; References; 5 Data Used; 5.1 Preliminary Ideas; 5.2 Concepts and Definitions

5.3 Different Features of the Data5.3.1 Total Number of Enterprises; 5.3.2 Region-Wise Division of States and UTs; 5.3.3 Percentage of Enterprises in the Different Regions; 5.3.4 Average Number of Workers; 5.3.5 Proportion of Female Workers; 5.3.6 Annual Average Gross Value Added Per Worker and Value of Fixed Asset (in Rs.); 5.3.7 Market Value of Fixed Assets Per Enterprise (in Rs.); 5.3.8 Distribution of Enterprises by Account Maintenance; 5.3.9 Enterprises that Work on Contract Basis; 5.3.10 Status of Enterprise Over the Last 3 years; 5.3.11 Nature of Operation; 5.3.12 Social Group of Owner

5.3.13 Type of Ownership5.3.14 Nature of Problem Faced; 5.3.15 Type of Assistance Received During the Last Five Years; 6 Gender and Partial Separability: The Indian Experience; 6.1 Preliminary Data Analysis; 6.2 Estimates Using Partial Separability; References; 7 Gender and Perfect Separability: The Indian Experience; 7.1 The Indian Experience; 7.2 Empirics of Shadow Wage Differentials; Reference; 8 Deprivation and Gender Divide: Some Issues; 8.1 Pattern of Female Labour Use: Some Preliminary Features; 8.2 Micro Econometrics of Female Labour Use

8.3 Explanatory Analysis in the Female Labour UseReference; About the Authors; Index

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Review on Gender Studies -- Chapter 3: Case studies: Implication of separability -- Labour Separability: Gender Dimension -- Male-Female Separability: Primary and Secondary Sector -- Male-Female Separability: Tertiary Sector -- Chapter 4: Framework of Study -- General Model -- Partial Separability -- Perfect Separability -- Justification of using Cobb-Douglas function -- Chapter 5: Data Used -- Preliminary Ideas -- Concepts and Definitions -- Different Features of the Data -- Chapter 6: Gender and Partial Separability: The Indian Experience -- Preliminary data analysis -- Estimates using partial separability -- Chapter 7: Gender and Perfect Separability: The Indian Experience -- The Indian Experience -- Empirics of shadow wage differentials -- Chapter 8: Deprivation and Gender Divide: Some Issues -- Pattern of Female Labour Use - Some Preliminary Features -- Micro Econometrics of Female Labour Use -- Explanatory Analysis in the Female Labour Use. .

10.1007/978-81-322-1056-6 [DOI]

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