Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of their economic status at birth. Concerns about...

pt. 1. Measuring effective state-business relations -- pt. 2. Effective state-business relations and economic development in Africa -- pt. 3. Effective state-business relations and economic development in India.

pt. 1. Methodology, analytical issues, data quality and review -- pt. 2. Macro-approach to productivity measurement -- pt. 3. Regional and micro-approach to productivity measurement -- pt. 4. The way forward.

The documented under-representation of marginalized groups in business ownership and the labour market is a concerning issue. This study explores how caste disparities in small-firm entrepreneurship impact on firm performance in India, focusing on the informal sector. Our examination shows a...