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  title info:
    title: Issues in Law and Public Policy on Contract Labour in India
    sub title: Comparative Insights from China
  name:
    name part: Kumar, Pankaj.
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      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
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      role term: aut
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  name:
    name part: Singh, Jaivir.
    role:
      role term: author.
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      role term: aut
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      role term: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: si
    date issued: 2018
    edition: 1st ed. 2018.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XXIII, 199 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This book discusses the increasing use of contract labour in India that has accompanied attempts to liberalise the economy. After briefly examining Indian labour laws and public policy, it juxtaposes the country's labour market practices with international labour standards. The questions that are raised are then explored through a series of empirical studies investigating the use of contract labour in a variety of industries and locations, manifesting a wide-spectrum of concerns including labour standards, productivity and employment relations. The set of comparative research studies within India are supplemented with a field study from the Shenzhen and Guangzhou industrial regions of South China, which are in an advanced stage of industrial development. The unprecedented inflow of capital into China has captivated many developing countries, including India, which has gone on to mimic similar strategies particularly in terms of labour market deregulation. In this context, a set of crucial questions arise - can enforcing 'labour market flexibility' in itself provide the required impetus for a nation's industrial growth? Is the Chinese success in becoming the major destination for foreign direct investments (FDIs) a consequence of a flexible labour regime or is there some other concealed strength to be found in Chinese labour market institutions? In particular it needs to be noted that after double-digit growth for more than 25 consecutive years, China has recognised some of the fallacy of its development path and in 2008 adopted fairly stringent labour laws, which now regulate its labour market. This Chinese trajectory perhaps has lessons for India and other countries that are still struggling on the liberal path. In particular, the Chinese example helps put the Indian field studies in perspective and provides insights into India-specific policy recommendations that could also be useful for the developing world. The book concludes with the observation that where prod…
  table of contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Contract Labour: In law and public policy -- Chapter 3. Globalization, Labour market flexibility and labour standards -- Chapter 4. The Concept of collective bargaining: ILO & India -- Chapter 5. Contract Labour in Practice: Some case studies -- Chapter 6. Case study observations and Analysis -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Lessons learnt. .
  note: by Pankaj Kumar, Jaivir Singh.
  subject:
    topic: Labor law
  subject:
    topic: Public policy
  subject:
    topic: Social justice
  subject:
    topic: Human rights
  subject:
    topic: Labour Law/Social Law
  subject:
    topic: Public Policy
  subject:
    topic: Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights
  classification: K1701-1841
  classification: K1700-1973
  classification: 344.01
  classification: 344.03
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      title: Springer eBooks
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