Labour and Development: Essays in Honour of Professor T.S. Papola - Hardcover

Rustagi, Preet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9332703817 ISBN 13: 9789332703810

Publisher: Academic Foundation, 2017

Synopsis

This edited volume brings together current debates and policy concerns through the collection of papers on labour and development ranging from issues of informality, small scale sector; economic reforms; wages and earnings; caste and discrimination; gender and work; sectoral and regional dimensions; to labour institutions, regulation and collective bargaining. The contributors to this volume are well-known scholars who have provided latest information and critical analyses on these vast range of issues as a tribute to Professor Papola for his lifetime research work and rich contributions to the study of labour in the process of economic development. All those readers interested in social and economic issues relating to labour, employment and development will find much of value in this volume organized in eight sections.

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About the Author

K.P. Kannan is an ICSSR National Fellow and Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. He is also Chairman, Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, and a Member of the International Panel on Social Progress, a global collective of social scientists led by Amartya Sen, engaged in preparing a global report called Rethinking Society in the 21st Century. Rajendra P. Mamgain is a Professor of Economics at the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. He is also the Managing Editor of The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. Preet Rustagi is a Professor at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi. She is also the Honorary Secretary of the Indian Society of Labour Economics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Foundation
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9332703817
• ISBN 13: 9789332703810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 722
• Editor: Kannan K. P., Mamgain Rajendra P.