Labour Market Participation in India A Region- and Gender-Specific Study /

• Main Authors: Mitra, Arup (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Okada, Aya (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Labor economics.; Culture-Economic aspects.; Applied sociology.; Labor Economics.; Gender and Economics.; Social/Human Development Studies.

This book focuses on the gender-specific labour force participation rates across regions in India and identifies its most important determinants. Before concentrating on the Indian context, it examines the participation rates of various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Not unexpectedly, the stu...