Contemporary Reforms Of Labour Market And Industrial Relations System In India

This volume, in honor of Prof L.K. Deshpande, provides rich and comprehensive insights into the contemporary labor law reform debates. Perhaps for the first time, it contains articles primarily from stakeholders in the industrial relations system, namely representatives of trade unions and employers, business consultants, and retired government officials, in addition to a few academics. These contributors bring diverse perspectives from their long-standing field experience, providing insight on the proposed reforms. More than a simple academic read, this volume fills a critical void in the literature on the ongoing debate about labor and governance reforms in India and their impact on both the ease of doing business and workers' rights.

This book explores the effects of product market and labour market reforms on firms, labour institutions and labour rights in the economic and industrial relations system in India. India has over the years liberalized its economy through a broad range of reforms concerning the product market and complementing these it has also sought to reform the labour market and the industrial relations system. The book assesses the impact of these reforms on both the formal and informal labour markets in India, critically examines the labour processes and uncovers/describes precarious conditions of labour in various industries and occupations, and analyzes the dynamics involved in the making of industrial, employment and labour policies in contemporary India.

Generation of decent livelihood opportunities ought to be among the most important objectives on any meaningful agenda of economic development. On this front, however, the Indian experience has remained seriously inadequate. During the first four decades after Independence, India’s achievements with respect to the problems of poverty, unemployment and occupational structural transformation were modest at best. Since the early 1990s, during the era of neo-liberal reforms, while economic growth has remained upbeat, the wellbeing of the masses has shown even greater stress. An indispensable entry point to the subject of labour in India, this Short Introduction locates the debate within the trajectory of economic development since India’s independence.

Seminar papers.

This Volume Provides A Comprehensive Background To The Current State Of Labour Legislation In The Country And The Directions For Reform. The Book Is A Collection Of 14 Papers Related To The Issue Of Labour Market Reforms.

This Book Examines The Impact Of Economic Reforms, Introduced In India In 1991, In Accelerating Gdp Growth, Removing Poverty, Attaining Full Employment And Reducing Regional Disparities.