India

The Politics of Classification and the Complexity of Governance in Census Towns

Spontaneous urbanisation through the transfer of capital from the agricultural sector to the commercial sector has given rise to a large...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers

This is the Executive Summary of the full Sector Report that synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors

Industrial Conflict in India in the Post-Reform Period

The processes of liberalisation, globalisation, and privatisation were expected to weaken the bargaining power of workers vis-à-vis employers...

The Oppressive Labour Conditions of the Working Poor in the Peripheral Segments of India’s Garment Sector

Development Viewpoint, No. 81

Food SecurityEconomic and Political Weekly

Bihar’s public distribution system used to be one of the worst in India, but the system has improved significantly from 2011 onwards....

Nos enfants ne reçoivent pas l’attention qu’ils méritent

Cette publication présente les résultats d’une étude de recherche dans cinq villes examinant l’accès des travailleuses de l´informel...

Understanding the diffusion modes of grassroots innovations in India: A study of Honey Bee Network supported innovators

Abstract: In this paper we examine the outcomes and connections of preferences of the non-formal innovators identified by the Honey Bee Network...

The Welfare Fund Model of Social Security for Informal Sector Workers: The Kerala Experience

CDS Working Paper, No. 332

Governance Structure and Labour Market Outcomes in Garment Embellishment Chains