Trade Liberalization and India’s Informal Economy
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0195683315
Length
xii+392p., Tables; Figures; Maps
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Despite its highly labour-intensive nature and potential for employment generation, the informal economy has come to epitomize subsistence production or petty trade, which is invariably linked to poverty and exploitation. About 35 per cent of the working population in this sector lies below the poverty line. Due to its large size, difficulty in collecting data, and the migratory tendencies of both labour and firms, regulatory authorities have found it difficult ...
