Economic Reforms and Employment Generation

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Conceptual frame work and research methodology. 3. Nature and extent of unemployment in Indian economy. 4. Economic reforms and employment opportunities in India : role and impact. 5. Pattern of employment opportunities in Indian economy. 6. Model of development for stimulating growth and employment opportunities. 7. Conclusions and suggestions. Bibliography.

"Employment generation is an important route to economic development for a country like India. Unemployment, poverty and shortage or non-availability of wage goods, act as serious constraints to growth. In Indian planning, employment generation and social protection of labour have been given due importance from 1950s to mid 1980s. The initiation of mild dose of liberalization started since 1985 and the new economic reforms introduced in 1991 have pushed the economy towards globalization, privatization, liberalization and marketization intending to achieve high growth rate and thereby solving the problems of unemployment and poverty.

In the present study "Economic Reforms and Employment Generation" authors discuss the causes responsible for increasing unemployment, but also give effective suggestions and suitable policy measures to increase employment opportunities.

The various social and economic aspects of unemployment and under employment in both the rural and urban areas have also been analyzed significantly in this book." (jacket)