Value chains in the informal sector: income shares of home-based subcontracted workers in Pakistan

Shahrukh Rafi Khan and Sajid Kazmi

International Review of Applied Economics, 2008, vol. 22, issue 3, 339-352

Abstract: This article attempts to contribute to the literature by carefully documenting home-based work in four sectors in Pakistan in a value chain context. We attempt to isolate and compare the unit remuneration of workers relative to unit value added at the lowest tier of the chain as a measure of income share. These income shares are not adequate to move home-based workers above the poverty line.

Keywords: value chains; gender; home-based workers; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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