Growth of Work Opportunities In India: 1983 - 1999-2000

Krishnamurthy Sundaram ()

No 131, Working papers from Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics

Abstract: Against the backdrop of concerns about the slow down in the growth of total work force in the 1990s (relative to the 1980s) and of “jobless growth”, this paper offers a more nuanced assessment of the growth of different types of employment opportunities. This is done through an explicit focus on employment quality -- by reference to location of workers in non-poor households -- rather than simply focusing on the change in the number of workers. Also, based on a fresh assessment of the DGE and T estimates and NSS-Survey based estimates of organised sector employment, the 1990s are shown to be a period of accelerated growth in the number of regular wage/salaried workers rather than of stagnation or decline in the growth of jobs.

Keywords: Work Opportunities; Jobless Growth; Employment Quality; Employment Structure. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2004-10
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