Brings together current debates and policy concerns on labour and development, ranging from issues of informality; economic reforms; wages and earnings; caste and discrimination; gender and work; sectoral and regional dimensions; to labour institutions, regulation and collective bargaining.

List of Tables and Figures About the Editors/Contributors Preface T.S. Papola: A Reminiscence, Yoginder K. Alagh Labour and Development: Introduction and Overview, K.P. Kannan, Rajendra P. Mamgain and Preet Rustagi Economic Reforms, Labour and Development 1. Employment Policy in Developing Countries with Particular Focus on Economic Crises and their Aftermath, Rizwanul Islam 2. Economic Growth and Employment in India, Ajit K. Ghose 3. Employment Creation under Conditions of Jobless Growth: The Potential of India’s Micro and Small Enterprises, K.P. Kannan 4. India’s Demographic Dividend: Theoretical Antecedents and Empirical Evidence, Sheila Bhalla, Arun Kumar and Manoj Jatav Informality and Small Scale Sector 5. Growth and Informality in the Indian Economy, Ravi Srivastava and Ajaya Kumar Naik 6. ‘Informality’ and Neo-Liberalism: Changing Norms and Capital’s Control, Satyaki Roy 7. Unorganised Sector in India: Employment Elasticity and Wage-Productivity Nexus, Arup Mitra and Aviral Pandey Wages and Earnings 8. Real Wages in Rural India, A.V. Jose 9. How do Self-Employed Workers in India Perceive their Earnings? Partha Pratim Sahu 10. Contract Labour in Organised Manufacturing in India, Bishwanath Goldar and Suresh R. Caste and Discrimination in Labour Market 11. Caste and Labour Market Discrimination: Discussion on Forms and Remedies, Sukhadeo Thorat 12. Occupational Diversification in India: Trends and Determinants, Rajendra P. Mamgain 13. Is Affirmative Action Policy for the Private Sector Necessary? S. Madheswaran Gender, Work and Employment 14. Who Works in India? The Implications of Defining Work in the Indian Statistical System, Jayati Ghosh 15. The Participation of Women in the Labour Force in India and Beyond, Sher Verick and Ruchika Chaudhary 16. Gender Dimensions of Work and Employment in India, Preet Rustagi Sectoral and Regional Dimensions 17. Dynamics of Rural Non-farm Employment: Findings of a Field Study in Uttar Pradesh, Ajit Kumar Singh 18. Education and Access to Rural Non-farm Employment in West Bengal, Biswajit Chatterjee and Aparajita Dhara Labour Institutions, Regulation and Collective Bargaining 19. Labour Institutions and Economic Development in India: Back to the Future, Gerry Rodgers 20. Associational Power of Workers in Neo-Liberal India: An Exploration and Preliminary Explanations, Praveen Jha, Swayamsiddha Panda and Satadru Sikdar 21. Productivity Aspects in Collective Bargaining in Recent Years in the Post-Reform Period in India, K.R. Shyam Sundar Remembering Professor T.S. Papola (30 August 1941–23 November 2015), T.S. Papola and the Development of Labour Economics in India, Gerry Rodgers Obituary: T.S. Papola (1941-2015), Alakh Sharma and Ravi Srivastava Professor T.S. Papola: Notable Contributions

Trilok Singh Papola was a distinguished economist, a classic researcher, a committed institution-builder, an insightful policy practitioner, and a wonderful human being, who made an enormous contribution to the study of labour and development in India. This volume of essays, by his colleagues and students, is a splendid tribute to his economic thinking and intellectual talents. It will be valuable reading for teachers, students and researchers in economics, as well as for policymakers in development."" — Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and President, Indian Society of Labour Economics""Papola pioneered an Indian approach to labour economics. Through his research, teaching and policy advocacy, he widened and enriched our understanding of Indian labour problems. The present volume, by some of the best-known experts in the field, embodies Papola’s vision; it covers a wide range of issues: from the role of labour markets and collective bargaining to wages and earnings; from gender and discrimination to informality; from economic reforms to the role of labour in development. Students, researchers, practitioners and those interested in social and economic issues will find much of value in this volume."" — J. Krishnamurthy, Formerly of the International Labour Organization""The essays in this volume provide extremely enriching insights on various aspects of labour markets and their interactions with development processes in India. The volume is a befitting tribute to the memory of Prof. T.S. Papola, one of the outstanding thinkers on labour and development issues."" - Alakh N. Sharma, Editor, Indian Journal of Labour Economics; Director, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi