Labour Force Participation and Economic Development
Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Agriculture-driven Rural non-agricultural employment implication for poverty reduction/C.S. Murty. 2. Workforce participation of women and children in match industry development- a case study of Chittoor in A.P./K. Narasimhulu. 3. Levels of living of casual labour migration in Visakhapatanam city/G. Ramachandrudu, S. Prakasam and Ch. Appa Rao. 4. Changes in workforce participation in Anantapur district/K. Nageswara Rao. 5. Main workers in Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh - some critical issues/K. Siva Prasad, K. Sailaja and M. Rama Krishna Rao. 6. Gandhian approach to labour problems and trade unionism/Janardan Pandey. 7. Inter tribe variations in occupational patterns-a study of tribe in Srikakulam district, A.P./M. Sundara Rao. 8. Rural employment - a study on occupational structure/M. Yadagiracharyulu and G. Bhaskar. 9. Budgetary resources to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh/R. Sudarsana Rao and B. Lilly Grace Eunice. 10. Changing workforce structure in India/D.N. Pati. 11. Work force participation of labour in Tribal area (a study of Seetampeta and Palakonda Mandals of Srikakulam district)/B. Addai and T.V. Ramana. 12. Role of trade unions in protecting workers\' right to gainful work/Sitansu Panda. 13. Dynamics of India\'s rural labour force/B.H. Nagoor. 14. Changes in the work participation rate in Andhra Pradesh: in the 1990\'s : a districtwise analysis/Kaluturi Padmaja. 15. Comparative analysis of the structure of manufacturing workforce 1901- 1961: All-India (Indian Union) and coastal Andhra/Gujjula Rajaiah and V. Karuna. 16. Let billion flowers wither: a Critiuie of government\'s position on child labour/M.V.S. Koteswara Rao and B.P. C. Bose. 17. Take care of child labour: it will take care of poverty/G. Chandrasekara Rao and B. Nagaraja. 18. Child labour: the major constraint for eradication of poverty/B.S. Vasudeva Rao and M.V.S.S. Prakasa Rao. 19. Child - labour concept, causes and problems/M. Chandraiah and P. Krishna Babu. 20. Child rag pickers in Warangal City: an empirical study/Lal B. Suresh, K. V.S. Reddy and S. Venkateswara Rao. 21. Role of NCLP schools in combating child labour: a case study of Visakhapatnam district/R. Srilakshmi. 22. Some issues and aspects of child labour and poverty in India/G. Paidi Raju. 23. Child labour eradication: a triangular paradigm/R.D. Sampath Kumar. 24. Structural changes in child labour: some perspectives/R. Satya Raju, P.N. Appa Rao and N.R. Latha. 25. Issue of poverty and child labour in the 21 century/Sudhira Chandra Jena. 26. Legal protection of child labour: the Indian scenario/A. Subrahmanyam. 27. Child labour in India - Magnitude and consequences/P. Anita and N. Saraswathy. 28. Economic reforms and unemployment- impact and evaluation/B. Sambasiva Rao and K. Chandra Sekhar. 29. Rural non-farm activities in India-growth-led and distress diversification/R.R. Biradar.
"The recent observation of decline in the growth of labour force is due to: (1) the withdrawal of a substantial part of those in the working age group from the labour force, (2) an increase in the attendance at educational institutions and (3) withdrawal of some in the working age group from labour force due to non availability of work. The differences in age specific work participation rates will lead to a faster growth of labour force as compared to the working age population. The demographic changes over the coming decades are likely to compound the challenge of creating a good number of jobs.
There are a number of labour intensive sectors that need immediate policy intervention and agriculture occupies a prominent position. The deceleration of the employment growth was mainly due to the mere stagnation of employment in agriculture. The raising labour productivity in services has resulted in relatively slow growth of jobs in the service sector. Industry needs to growth rapidly not only to boost the overall growth rate in economy but also to generate gainful employment for the existing unemployment. Who are unemployed, who are projected to swell the ranks of the labour force by 1.9 percent annum.
The present book is an attempt to make a comprehensive presentation of the research studies in this important area that have been taken up during the pre-liberalization as well as in the post-liberalization period in the Indian contest in view of the globalization. The volume is organized into four sections. The first section is on work force participation and economic development, the second section deals with employment and unemployment, the third section contains female labour force participation and empowerment and the forth section is on globalization and employment." (jacket)
