K. J. Joseph is Ministry of Commerce Chair Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.P. K. Viswanathan is Associate Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

• List of Tables. List of Figures and charts. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Globalisation, inclusive development and Plantation labour: An introduction 2. Wages, mobility and labour market institutions in tea plantations: The case of West Bengal and Assam 3. Women�s labour in the tea sector: Changing trajectories and emerging challenges 4. Employment Status and human development of tea plantation workers in West Bengal 5. Employment and livelihood of workers in natural rubber, black pepper and cardamom 6. Plantation Labour Act 1951 and social cost � The case of tea industry 7. Labour shortage in coffee plantation areas � Coping strategies of small growers in Kodagu district 8. Labour Shortage in rubber sector in Kerala: An analysis 9. Gender impact of trade reforms in India: An analysis of tea and rubber production sectors Index.

K. J. Joseph is Ministry of Commerce Chair Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.P. K. Viswanathan is Associate Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

• List of Tables. List of Figures and charts. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Globalisation, inclusive development and Plantation labour: An introduction 2. Wages, mobility and labour market institutions in tea plantations: The case of West Bengal and Assam 3. Women�s labour in the tea sector: Changing trajectories and emerging challenges 4. Employment Status and human development of tea plantation workers in West Bengal 5. Employment and livelihood of workers in natural rubber, black pepper and cardamom 6. Plantation Labour Act 1951 and social cost � The case of tea industry 7. Labour shortage in coffee plantation areas � Coping strategies of small growers in Kodagu district 8. Labour Shortage in rubber sector in Kerala: An analysis 9. Gender impact of trade reforms in India: An analysis of tea and rubber production sectors Index.

K. J. Joseph is Ministry of Commerce Chair Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.P. K. Viswanathan is Associate Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

• List of Tables. List of Figures and charts. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Globalisation, inclusive development and Plantation labour: An introduction 2. Wages, mobility and labour market institutions in tea plantations: The case of West Bengal and Assam 3. Women�s labour in the tea sector: Changing trajectories and emerging challenges 4. Employment Status and human development of tea plantation workers in West Bengal 5. Employment and livelihood of workers in natural rubber, black pepper and cardamom 6. Plantation Labour Act 1951 and social cost � The case of tea industry 7. Labour shortage in coffee plantation areas � Coping strategies of small growers in Kodagu district 8. Labour Shortage in rubber sector in Kerala: An analysis 9. Gender impact of trade reforms in India: An analysis of tea and rubber production sectors Index.