Arup Mitra is a professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest include issues in the area of urban development, labour and welfare, industrial growth and productivity and gender inequality. He has published in a number of international and national...

1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Select Studies -- 3. Empirical Analysis: Organized Manufacturing Sector (ASI Sector) -- 4. Performance of Unorganised Manufacturing.- 5. Inter-industry Linkages -- 6. Productivity, Skills and Innovation -- 7. Innovation and Employment.-8. Conclusions.

Issues in corruption: theoretical and empirical -- Corruption in India: a comparison with the rest of the world -- Estimation of personal income tax evasion in India: evidence from household survey -- Effects of corruption on firms' performance -- Determinants of bribery in Indian firms --...

Chapter 1. Barriers to Employment: Prelude -- Chapter 2. Employment Elasticity and Its Correlates -- Chapter 3. Barriers to Employment at the Individual Level -- Chapter 4 Unorganized Enterprises in India: Constraints and Prospects.

Urbanisation in the literature of development economics is expected to bring in a spectrum of social and economic transformations. With this framework in mind, this book focuses on various aspects of urbanisation in India and its impact on socio-economic variables. The study has been conducted...