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100			_aMahmood, Zaad
245		0	_aGlobalization and Labour Reforms _b: The Politics of Interest Groups and Partisan Governments
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2017
300			_axxxii, 219p
504			_aincludes conclusion, appendices, bibliography, index and about the author
520			_aGlobalization, 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.
650			_aLabour reforms _zIndia
650			_aHuman rights _vSocial aspects
650			_aPolitical economy _zIndia
650			_aFDI _zIndia
650			_aUrban unemployment _zIndia
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