Labor markets in India: Issues and perspectives

Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 205-300

  Anant, T C A ^a   Hasan, Rana ^b   Mohapatra, Prabhu ^a   Nagaraj, Rayaprolu ^c   Sasikumar, S K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT   (Philippines)

^c INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

^d VV Giri National Labour Institute   (India)

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EID: 84996463950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230627383     Document Type: Chapter

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