Introduction -- The chain and the sweatshop -- The commodity & the sweatshop -- Difference & the sweatshop -- The regional lord & the sweatshop -- The broker & the sweatshop -- The body & the sweatshop -- Conclusions

The maternity benefit scheme introduced as Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) in 2011 and renamed Pradhan Mantri Matriva Sahyog Yojana (PMMVY) in 2017, which incentivizes pregnant and lactating women to participate in various infant health-promoting activities, is India's largest...

In the first essay, entitled “A subnational analysis of poverty convergence: Evidence from India and Pakistan”, I analyze the subnational patterns of changes in poverty within the framework of poverty convergence. I also analyze the two distinct effects of poverty at the subnational level in...

Using the assertions of the social exchange theory, this study investigates the moderating effect of supervisory role in human resource management (HRM) practices and employee engagement relationships. This study used a cross-sectional survey design and collected data from 280 employees in...

This Selected Issues paper examines how surges in global financial market volatility spill over to emerging market economies (EMs) including India. The results suggest that a surge in global financial market volatility is transmitted very strongly to key macroeconomic and financial variables of...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The background papers for the 2014 Article IV explore key issues affecting the Indian economy, and implications for fiscal, monetary, structural, and financial sector policies. The first chapter uncovers the factors behind the unprecedented widening of India’s current account...

Key Features:Detailed analysis of key issues such as trade, services, international trade, energy and pollutionComparative study of economic growth, disparity and convergence of the Chinese and Indian economies.