Globalisation, Employment and Mobility

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction: Globalization and Employment in South Asia

   1. Introduction: Globalization and Employment in South Asia

      • Hiroshi Sato, Mayumi Murayama

      Pages 1-28

3. Dissecting the Changes in the Workplace

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Job Loss and Job Opportunities of Factory Workers in Ahmedabad: Flexible Labour Rethink

      • Junko Kiso

      Pages 31-61

   3. Female Garment Workers in India and Bangladesh in the Post-MFA Era

      • Mayumi Murayama

      Pages 62-93

   4. Competitiveness of the Garment Industry in Pakistan with Particular Focus on Piece Rate Workers

      • Momoe Makino

      Pages 94-123

4. Employment: Law and Policy Reforms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125

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   2. Economic Liberalization and Labour Law Reform in India

      • Hitoshi Ota

      Pages 127-149

   3. Labour Law Reform in Sri Lanka: Revision of the Termination of Employment of Workmen Act and its Implications

      • Etsuyo Arai

      Pages 150-175

   4. Social Dimension of Employment Policy in India: Indian Debate on Employment Reservation in the Private Sector

      • Hiroshi Sato

      Pages 176-196

5. Employment: Assessing the Regulatory Effects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Labour Demand in India’s Textile and Garment Industries: a Comparative Analysis of the Organized and Informal Sectors

      • Takahiro Sato

      Pages 199-227

   3. Effects of the Minimum Wage Regulations on Employment Level and Efficiency: Evidence from the Ready-Made Garment Industry in India

      • Yoshie Shimane

      Pages 228-259

6. Migration, Employment and Well-Being

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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   2. Migration and Well-Being at the Lower Echelons of the Economy: a Study of Delhi Slums

      • Arup Mitra, Yuko Tsujita

      Pages 263-280

   3. The Impact of Labour Migration on Household Well-Being: Evidence from Villages in the Punjab, Pakistan

      • Hisaya Oda

      Pages 281-312

7. Back Matter

   Pages 313-319

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There are numerous labour and employment issues facing South Asia in this era of growth. With critical examination of ongoing labour reforms, and using extensive field surveys, this book will be of interest to all seeking an analysis of labour economics, labour laws, economic growth and globalization in South Asia.

• economic growth
• employment
• employment policy
• globalization
• labour law
• mobility

ETSUYO ARAI Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO, Japan JUNKO KISO Professor, Faculty of Global and Inter-Cultural Studies, Ferris University, Japan MOMOE MAKINO Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO, Japan ARUP MITRA Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India HISAYA ODA Senior Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO; Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan HITOSHI OTA Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO, Japan TAKAHIRO SATO Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Osaka City University, Japan YOSHIE SHIMANE Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO, Japan YUKO TSUJITA Research Fellow, IDE-JETRO, Japan

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