Labour and Development

This edited volume brings together current debates and policy concerns through the collection of papers on labour and development ranging from issues of informality, small scale sector; economic reforms; wages and earnings; caste and discrimination; gender and work; sectoral and regional dimensions; to labour institutions, regulation and collective bargaining. The contributors to this volume are well-known scholars who have provided latest information and critical analyses on these vast range of issues as a tribute to Professor Papola for his lifetime research work and rich contributions to the study of labour in the process of economic development. All those readers interested in social and economic issues relating to labour, employment and development will find much of value in this volume organised in eight sections: I. Economic Reforms, Labour and Development II. Informality and Small Scale Sector III. Wages and Earnings IV. Caste and Discrimination in Labour Market V. Gender, Work and Employment VI. Sectoral and Regional Dimensions VII. Labour Institutions, Regulation and Collective Bargaining VIII. Remembering Professor T.S. Papola (30 AUG 1941 23 NOV 2015)