Out of the shadows? : the informal sector in post-reform India

Out of the shadows? : the informal sector in post-reform India / Rajesh Raj S.N., Kunal Sen.

The Indian manufacturing sector has undergone comprehensive reforms since 1991. In spite of rapid rates of economic growth since the reforms, the informal sector has been a persistent phenomenon in India, leading to significant policy concerns on the lack of inclusivity of economic growth. This book...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Raj, S. N. (Author), Sen, Kunal, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Manufacturing industries > India.
Economic development > India.
Informal sector (Economics) > India.
Economic development
Informal sector (Economics)
Manufacturing industries
India
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Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical perspectives on the informal economy
  • The policy context
  • Change and continuity in the Indian informal manufacturing sector
  • Firms in the Indian informal manufacturing sector : characteristics and evolution over time
  • The performance of informal manufacturing firms
  • The determinants of firm transition
  • Globalization and its effects
  • Out of the shadows? Lessons and policy implications

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