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Informalization of Industrial Labour in India: Are labour market rigidities and growing import competition to blame?
Goldar, Bishwanath - eSocialSciences - 2010
: rising share of the unorganized sector in manufacturing employment and informalization of the organized manufacturing sector … in India. An econometric model is estimated for this purpose using unit level data of the NSS 61st round employment … casual employment among workers with education above primary. The results also show that education enhances the probability …
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The Impact of Slum Resettlement on Urban Integration in Mumbai: The Case of the Chandivali Project
Vaquier, Damien - eSocialSciences - 2010
also discuses the issue of availability and choice of employment as a key driver towards socio-economic urban integration. …
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'Bed and Board' in Lieu of Salary: Women and Girl Children Domestics in Post Partition Calcutta (1951-1981)
Chakravarty, Deepita; Chakravarty, Ishita - eSocialSciences - 2010
The present study attempts to see how a particular labour market, that is, domestic service, a traditionally male domain, became segregated both by gender and age in post partition West Bengal (WB) and mainly in its capital city Calcutta. [CESS WP 84].
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Employment Promoting Growth in Bangladesh: Monetary and Financial Sector Issues
Mujeri, Mustafa. K. - eSocialSciences - 2009
into satisfactory poverty reduction. The type of growth that matters Bangladesh is the one that creates employment … opportunities especially for the poor. In Bangladesh, monetary policy can create better employment opportunities with a well …
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Inititaing Public Debate on Reforms in Higher Education
Pitroda, Sam - eSocialSciences - 2007
Idea on National Knowledge Commission, what it is and what are they trying to accomplish, ask for the audience support, understanding and also talk about the need for major reforms in University education. [Convocation Address at University of Mumbai].
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Short Duration Migration in India: An Appraisal from Census 2001
Korra, Vijay - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper tries to focus on the method to assess the magnitude of short/seasonal migration based on its broad characteristics. It attempts to analyse the contrasting characteristics of short duration and permanent migration. The study applies the widely recognised demographic technique of...
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Providing Microfinance and Social Space to Empower Adolescent Girls: An Evaluation of BRAC’s ELA Centres
Shahnaz, Rizwana; Karim, Raihana - eSocialSciences - 2010
social interventions in 2005 by setting up ELA (Employment and Livelihood for Adolescents) Centres for the ELA microfinance …
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Migration and Urban Poverty in India Some Preliminary Observations
Mishra, Udaya S.; Joe, William; Samaiyar, Priyajit - eSocialSciences - 2009
Employment - Unemployment Survey 1999-2000 (EUS) provided by the National Sample Survey Organisation. A broad descriptive socio …
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Issues for Approach to the 12th Five Year Plan
Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011
GDP growth likely to average 8.2 per cent over 11th Plan: short of the 9% target, but remarkable given the global crisis and drought. Basic objective : Faster, More Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth • Is 10 per cent growth feasible? Realistically, even 9 per cent will need strong policy...
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Economic Survey, 2010-11, Maharashtra
Government, Maharashtra - eSocialSciences - 2011
State income, public finances, agriculture and animal husbandry, education, health, population etc are given importance in the economic survey. URL: [http://mahades.maharashtra.gov.in/files/publication/esm_2010-11_eng.pdf]
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