subcontracting cannot explain the persistently high employment in traditional informal manufacturing activities in India. Instead …

Conventional wisdom depicts corruption as a tax on incumbent firms. This paper challenges this view in two ways. First …, by arguing that corruption matters not so much because of the value of the bribe ("tax"), but because of another less … studied feature of corruption, namely bribe unavoidability. Second, we argue that the social costs of corruption arise not …

Conventional wisdom depicts corruption as a tax on incumbent firms. This paper challenges this view in two ways. First …, by arguing that corruption matters not so much because of the value of the bribe ("tax"), but because of another less … studied feature of corruption, namely bribe unavoidability. Second, we argue that the social costs of corruption arise not …

employees in the organization. This is done through a study of a manufacturing unit in central India. The results show that …

employees in the organization. This is done through a study of a manufacturing unit in central India. The results show that …

manufacturing companies in India. Using factor analysis, the study identified three dimensions under environmental. It included …

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 …

After following inward oriented economic policies for nearly four decades, India opened up to international trade in …

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 … employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian …