Employment and Labour Market in North-East India

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the structural changes in the labour market in North-East India. Going beyond the conventional study of tea and agricultural sectors, it focuses on the nature, pattern and structure of work and employment in the region as well as documents emerging shifts in the labour force towards farm to non-farm dynamics. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures List of Tables Contributors Preface List of Abbreviations
Introduction I. Structure and Patterns of Employment in North-East India 1.
Labour and Labour Market in North-East India: A Historical Exploration 2.
Changing Trajectories of Economic Growth and Employment in North-East India: An
Empirical Assessment 3. Structure and Quality of Employment in North-East India:
A Socio-Religious Analysis 4. Women's Employment in North-East India: Trends and
Patterns II. Work, Employment and Labour in Industries 5. Beyond Standard
Outcomes: State of Employment and Labour in Tea Industry of Assam 6. Work,
Control and Mobility in the Manufacturing Industry: A Study of Cement Industry
in Assam 7. Fostering Employment in the Handloom Sector in the North-East
through Cluster Development: A Case Study of Mizoram 8. From Craft to Industry:
Understanding the Dynamics of Handloom Weaving in Manipur III. Migration and
Labour Mobility 9. Employment Potentials of Migrant Workers in Meghalaya: An
Empirical Exploration 10. Out-migration and Labour Mobility: Case Studies from
Assam IV. Employment Diversification 11. Rural Non-Farm Employment in North-East
India: A Temporal and Spatial Analysis 12. Trend, Composition and Determinants
of Rural Non-farm Employment in Assam and Its Implication for Rural Income
Distribution 13. Employment Diversification in Tripura Index 

Autoreninfo

Virginius Xaxa is Professor of Eminence and Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Chair at Tezpur University, Assam, India.

Debdulal Saha is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Off Campus, Assam, India.

Rajdeep Singha is Assistant Professor and Chairperson at the Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Off Campus, Assam, India.