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Mahmood, Zaad
Globalization and Labour Reforms
: The Politics of Interest Groups and Partisan Governments
New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2017
xxxii, 219p
includes conclusion, appendices, bibliography, index and about the author
Globalization, as commonly understood, limits policy choices of a nation by creating structural-institutional constraints. This leads to an important question: are political actors still relevant in shaping policy in the interest of domestic socio-economic concerns? This book draws attention to the continuing relevance of local politics in influencing public policy, through a study of labour market reforms.
Labour, unlike other factors of production, is not only a resource but also an important social group capable of political manifestation. Drawing on evidence from states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal, this book shows that despite pressures of policy convergence, labour reforms vary across states, depending on partisan governments, dynamics of interest group negotiations, and party competition. Using both qualitative and quantitative evidence, the book argues that "who governs" matters for how globalization unfolds in any society and that public policies continue to be nuanced, if not shaped, by politics.
Labour reforms
India
Human rights
Social aspects
Political economy
India
FDI
India
Urban unemployment
India
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