Labour in Contemporary India
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Author Description
Generation of decent livelihood opportunities ought to be among the most important objectives on any meaningful agenda of economic development. On this front, however, the Indian experience has remained seriously inadequate. During the first four decades after Independence, India's achievements with respect to the problems of poverty, unemployment, and occupational structural transformation were modest at best. Since the early 1990s, during the era of neo-liberal reforms, while economic growth has remained upbeat, the wellbeing of the masses has shown even greater stress.An indispensable entry point to the subject of labour in India, this Short Introduction locates the debate within the trajectory of economic development since India's independence.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the persistent failure of the Indian economy to generate sufficient decent livelihood opportunities for its population since independence. Praveen Jha, a scholar of development economics, utilizes historical data and political economy frameworks to analyze the disconnect between macroeconomic growth and the actual well-being of the labor force. He argues that the shift toward neo-liberal reforms in the 1990s has exacerbated existing structural inequalities rather than resolving them.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of India's economic development trajectory from 1947 to the present.
- Examination of poverty, unemployment, and occupational structural transformation trends.
- Critique of neo-liberal economic policies and their impact on mass welfare.
- Evaluation of labor market dynamics within the context of post-independence policy.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a concise and accessible entry point for students and researchers interested in the political economy of Indian labor. Readers frequently note the clarity with which the author synthesizes complex historical data into a coherent critique of modern development strategies.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199467145
ISBN-13:
9780199467143
Economics
Indian History
Sociology
Labor Studies
Labor india
