Informal Sector Workers: Problems and Prospects

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The present study discusses the definitional aspect and methodology and makes a modest attempt at examining the contribution of unregistered informal segment in terms of employment and income generation; social characteristics of unregistered informal sector; and general characteristics of unregistered informal sector workers including migration pattern, level of living and consumption pattern. The discussion on appropriate rehabilitation programme aiming at the socio-economic upliftment of unregistered informal sector workers also forms an important part of the present study. Besides these, the study also describes the appropriate policy measures so as to improve the socio-economic conditions of workers engaged in unregistered segment of informal sector.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.S. Tiwari

Dr. R.S. Tiwari (b. 1951) obtained his post-graduate degree in Economics from Allahabad University in 1973 and Ph.D. from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad in 1983. Prior to his assignment at giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, he served as staff and faculty member at Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad since 1974. Dr. Tiwari has been working as Fellow at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, since 1986. he specializes in International Economics, Industiral Economics and Urban Economics and has published several research articles in prestigious national and international journals. Dr. Tiwari also visited Paris, France in 1995 under Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme. A prolific writer, Dr. Tiwari has authored over six outstanding books. He has completed many research studies. Currently Dr. Tiwari is engaged in a research study Intra-Firms Trade Between India and USA: A Structural Analysis.