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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 ...
Children constitute a sizeable proportion of India's population. Despite progress along many fronts, Indian children continue to face many deprivations. Statistical indicators reveal that differences in well-being among children in India are narrowing, yet almost 43 per cent of children below 5 years were undernourished in 2005-6, and, even today, over a million babies die before their first birthday. Similarly, there are stark inequalities in the well-being of ...
This volume presents India's drive to universalize elementary education and the challenges facing the endeavour. The wide range of inequities and hurdles to access and attain minimum level of education across locations, gender and social groups, as well as the excluded and specially challenged sections are discussed here. The volume draws attention to faulty assumptions, persistent disparities and inadequate commitment to inclusive education that result in the ...