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Expansion of earning opportunities and increment in earning levels are dual objectives of policymakers in developing countries. The structural adjustment programme in India tried to ensure both through higher growth targets, and manufacturing sector has seen the most sweeping changes. It is now...
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Employment creation and wage security have been primary goals of developing countries both from a national and a regional perspective. The present paper analyses the wage-employment scenario in India in the post-reform period with special emphasis on the regional dimension. The workforce...
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Young people account for one fifth of the world’s population and according to the population projections of Planning Commission of India, they contribute to 22.8% of the Indian population. Majority of these young people constitute student population acquiring higher education who may...
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Earning differentials in labour market leads to multidimensional aspects of deprivation and disadvantage. While the ‘deprived’ are excluded from participation in society, such exclusion may also cause deprivation. In economic terms, disparity in labour markets has far-reaching consequences...
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Tertiarisation of labour market has globally been associated with economic progress. But in developing countries, labour market deformities may push people into service economy out of distress also. This paper examines the tertiarisation process in Indian labour market to bring out the reasons...
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institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating … recommends the need for restoring confidence, transforming institutions(procedures), providing specialized assistance, acting …
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on the contribution of youth to national product. India at present suffers from remarkably high educated unemployment and … skill. Huge youth unemployment, especially educated unemployment is the surest way to social tension, unrest, and unlawful … formation and unemployment among youth in India, focusing specially on educated unemployment. We find that current skill …
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rise in crime rates recently. Panel data analysis of Indian states during the period 2001-2008 show that unemployment and …
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seems to be depressing the labour market. Unemployment is rising, both absolutely and as proportion of labour force …
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An empirical model is presented linking inflation and unemployment rate to the change in the level of labour force in …
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