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Record Nr.

UNINA9910845497603321

Autore

Mitra Arup <1964->

Titolo

Youth in Indian Labour Market : Issues, Challenges and Policies / / edited by Arup Mitra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819703791

9819703794

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Collana

India Studies in Business and Economics, , 2198-0020

Disciplina

331

Soggetti

Labor economics

Population - Economic aspects

Development economics

Economic development

Economic policy

Social policy

Labor and Population Economics

Development Economics

Economic Growth

Socio-Economic Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introductory -- A global perspective on youth employment challenges: what have we learned over the last two decades? -- Labour Market Profile of the Youth: Role of Education, Caste and Economic Background -- Youth and challenges in Contemporary World of Work in India -- Employment Vulnerability among Young Indian Workers -- Status of Youth’s Employment in Uttar Pradesh: Demographic Dividend or Disaster -- Post-school Experiences of the Youth: Tracing Delhi Slum Dwellers from 2007/08 to 2018 -- Youth Employment in India: The Female Perspective -- The Challenge of Youth Employment in India: A Gender Perspective -- Labour productivity of Rice crop in India: A comparison between Agriculture in Eastern and Western Regions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses labour market participation issues of youth in



India, and follows an inter-disciplinary approach. It carries out both quantitative and qualitative assessments for an in-depth understanding of these issues. It collates a wide range of concerns both from supply and demand side, and instead of reflecting on the empirical questions only, the book reflects on various analytical questions as well. Some other challenges being discussed here are inadequacy of skill and compulsion to participate in the labour market, concentration in activities with excess supplies of labour, unrecognised work experience, lack of upward mobility, and working with information asymmetry. Caste and gender disadvantages are an instrumental part of the book. Problems of educated and uneducated youth are quite different and the book analyses them separately. Besides, it refers to a wide range of issues relating to occupational flexibility. It also discusses skill imparting institutions and the major lacuna associated with their functioning. Social unrest and threats to the prospects of future growth in the absence of adequate youth employment are some of the economic and political issues which the book covers. Unraveling the threads of the concerns mentioned above, the book finally comes up with policy suggestions. It is a great resource for researchers, industry watchers, and policy makers who are interested in inclusive and sustainable growth.