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The outsiders : economic reform and informal labour in a developing economy /

This book provides a detailed theoretical overview and analytical understanding of informal labour markets in the context of economic reforms. Grounded in the neo-classical general equilibrium framework, it analyses the impact of deregulatory policies on the welfare of informal workers in a segmente...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marjit, Sugata, 1959-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Kar, Saibal
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Informal sector (Economics) > India.
Labor market > India.
Economic development > India.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > Inde.
Marché du travail > Inde.
Développement économique > Inde.
Economic development
Informal sector (Economics)
Labor market
India
Management.
Business & Economics.
Industrial Management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The political economy of informality
  • Informal wages in the presence of agricultural and manufacturing sectors
  • Outsourcing, informality, and informal wages
  • The informal sector in general equilibrium models
  • International trade, the informal sector, and welfare
  • The extended Heckscher-Ohlin framework with the informal sector
  • Empirical evidence for India
  • Trade reforms, labour market reforms, informal wages, and poverty
  • Reforms and productivity in the informal sector
  • Two case studies on the informal economy
  • The road ahead.