Region: India

Analysing the Structural Change and Growth Relationship in IndiaEconomic and Political Weekly

Examining the link between structural change and growth in India, this study constructs indices of structural change, and performs a panel...

In the Footsteps of GandhiNational Geographic

Abstract: The article discusses brief profile of Indian freedom fighter leader Mahatma Gandhi and his legacy. Topics include his salt march,...

Childcare Initiative Summary Report – Hindi

कामकाजी गरीब से संबंधित छह सदस्य-आधारित संगठनों (MBOs) से असंगठित महिला श्रमिकों और बच्चों की देखभाल पर शोध निष्कर्षों का सारांश

Worker Identity, Agency and Economic Development: Women’s Empowerment in the Indian Informal Economy

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Lesser Citizens: Indian Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

Report of the Independent Group on Home-Based Workers

A large section of the national workforce is predominantly home-based workers who tend to remain invisible, both physically as they are working...

Contribution of Women to the National Economy

In the context of growing gender inequalities and the consequential adverse impacts on the well-being of the society, gender issues have...

Gender, Informality and Poverty: A Global Review

From the paper’s introduction: In this paper we shall argue that it is not informality per se, but the nature of work and its relation...

Social Security for Street Vendors