inconclusive. In India, there has been an increasing use of temporary workers employed through contractors (contract workers), who …

Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why …

There has been a sharp fall in female labour force participation (LFP) in rural India between 2004-05 and 2009 …

most states in India and that output growth was mostly productivity driven are important positive features of manufacturing …

The caste system – a system of elaborately stratified social hierarchy – distinguishes India from most other societies … India, with Dalits or Scheduled Castes (SC) clustered in occupations that were the least well paid and most degrading in … terms of manual labor. Along with the Scheduled Tribes (STs), the SCs have the highest incidence of poverty in India, with …

) of the Government of India. We argue that a chronic friction of wage payment delay in this flagship programme could …

In spite of rapid economic growth in the past three decades, poverty rates in India remain high, especially in certain … regions and among the socially excluded groups. However, what has happened to poverty in India, especially after the onset of … Indian Poverty Debate, addressing both the measurement and causes of India's persistent poverty. Our analysis of recent …

allocation of funds for India's largest social protection programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in …

allocation of funds for India's largest social protection programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in … the state of West Bengal in India, and whether incumbent local governments (village councils) gain electorally in the …