ABSTRACT
This book examines the structural changes in the labour market in North-East India. Going beyond the conventional study of tea and agricultural sectors, it focuses on the nature, pattern and structure of work and employment in the region as well as documents emerging shifts in the labour force towards farm to non-farm dynamics. The chapters explore historical developments in employment patterns, labour market policies, issues of gender and social-religious dimensions, as well as point to growing forms of casual, informal and contractual labour across sectors.
Through large-scale data and detailed case studies on unfree labour in plantations and those employed in crafts, handloom and the manufacturing industry, the book provides insights into labour and employment in the region. It also delves into the temporal and spatial dimensions of non-farm employment and its relationship with rural income distribution and labour mobility. By bringing interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars working on North-East India, this work fills a major gap in the political economy of the labour market in the region.
The volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of development studies, North-East India studies, labour studies, economics, sociology and political science as well to those involved with governance and policymaking.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|131 pages
Structure and patterns of employment in North-East India
chapter 2|34 pages
Changing trajectories of economic growth and employment in North-East India
chapter 3|29 pages
Structure and quality of employment in North-East India
part II|112 pages
Work, employment and labour in industries
chapter 5|24 pages
Beyond standard outcomes
chapter 6|18 pages
Work, control and mobility in the manufacturing industry
chapter 7|31 pages
Fostering employment in the handloom sector in the North-East through cluster development
chapter 8|37 pages
From craft to industry
part III|55 pages
Migration and labour mobility
part IV|73 pages
Employment diversification