The factors responsible for the lacklustre performance India's manufacturing are well identified in contemporary … changes in the conditions of competition in international markets. The regulations in India that impinge on labour flexibility …

shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on employment in formal manufacturing firms in India in the 1990s, using …Development economists generally concur that the implications of economic reform for employment are influenced by an … average and ceteris paribus in the 1990-1997 period, declines in input tariffs were associated with increased employment in …

employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian …One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act … referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper seeks to examine this Act and its implication for manufacturing …

countries: Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea. We focus on the main pillars of labour market institutions, as employment …