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1 online resource (248 pages)
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9789811083815
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South Asia Economic and Policy Studies
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Intro -- Foreword -- Endorsements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Introduction: Challenges Confronting a Rising South Asia-Industry and Employment -- 1 Background -- 2 Grand Industrial Transitions and Developing Countries -- 3 The Layout of the Volume -- References -- Job Creation in the Manufacturing Sector as a Strategy for Sustainable Economic Growth in Bangladesh -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Structural Change of Bangladesh Economy and Rise of the Manufacturing Sector -- 3.1 Structure and Composition of the Manufacturing Sector -- 3.2 Bangladesh's Manufacturing Sector in the Context of South Asia -- 4 Dynamics and Changes in the Manufacturing Sector: Implications for Employment -- 4.1 Establishments and Employment in the Manufacturing Sector -- 4.2 Productivity in the Manufacturing Enterprises -- 5 Trends in Employment in the Manufacturing Sector -- 5.1 Composition of Employment in the Manufacturing Sector -- 5.2 Nature of Job in the Manufacturing Sector -- 5.3 Management Professionals -- 5.4 Future Demand for Skills in Major Manufacturing Industries -- 6 Decent Job in the Manufacturing Sector -- 6.1 Employability -- 6.2 Workers' Wages -- 6.3 Occupational Health and Safety -- 6.4 Workers' Rights -- 7 National and International Policies and Standards with Regard to Job Creation in the Manufacturing Sector -- 8 Challenges for Ensuring Sustained Growth of the Manufacturing Sector and Decent Jobs -- 8.1 Lack of Incremental Growth of Employment in the Manufacturing Sector -- 8.2 Increasing Concentration of Establishments in Few Industries -- 8.3 Growing Concentration of Large Scale Enterprises -- 8.4 Limited Foreign Investment -- 8.5 Lack of Adequate Management Professionals -- 8.6 Limited Scope for Female Participation -- 8.7 Poor Deal with Buyers in GVCs -- 8.8 Weak Institutional Performance in Managing Social Compliance
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8.9 Less-Focused Public Policy -- 9 Suggestions for Sustainable Development of Manufacturing Sector by Creating Decent Jobs -- 9.1 Need Strategic Industrial and Trade Policies -- 9.2 Need to Promote Backward-Linkage Industries -- 9.3 Need to Develop Well Participated Production Chains -- 9.4 Develop Skilled Professionals Particularly Management Professionals -- 9.5 Focused Initiative Targeting Female Workers and Professionals -- 9.6 Foreign Investment in the Manufacturing Sector -- 9.7 Global Players of the GVCs Should Take More Positive Role -- 9.8 Efficient and Capable Public Agencies -- 9.9 Development of 'Full-Packaged' Infrastructural Facilities for Setting up Industries -- References -- Role of Manufacturing in Employment Generation in Nepal: Experiences and Lessons for the Future -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General Background -- 1.2 Significance of the Study -- 1.3 Objectives -- 1.4 Methodology and Data Sources -- 1.5 Structure of the Paper -- 2 Main Features of Industrial and Other Related Area Policy Reforms Since 1990 -- 2.1 Overall Policy Reforms and Changes: The Context -- 2.2 Main Features of Industrial and Other Related Area Policy Reforms and Changes -- 3 Structure of Manufacturing Sector and Industry Wise Performance with Special Reference to Employment Generation -- 3.1 Structure of Manufacturing Sector and Industry Wise Performance Since 1990 -- 3.2 Role of Manufacturing in Employment Generation -- 4 Major Constraints in the Growth of Manufacturing Industries -- 4.1 Asymmetries in Overall, Industrial, and Other Related Areas Policy Direction -- 4.2 Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Supply Side Constraints -- 4.3 Absence of Restructuring and Continued Erosion in the Competitiveness of Industries -- 4.4 Low FDI, Least Participation in GVCs and Sallow Regional Integration -- 4.5 Transit and Trade Facilitation a Big Problem
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4.6 Coordination and Implementation Failures -- 5 Some Suggestive Policy Options to Revitalize Manufacturing Sector for Sustained Higher Growth and Employment Generation -- 5.1 Adaptation of Transformational Approach in Development Discourse -- 5.2 Restructuring of Macroeconomic Policy with Development Focus -- 5.3 Industrial Policy Reforms and Rebalancing to Promote Both Import Substituting and Export Promoting Industries -- 5.4 Removing Supply Side Bottlenecks -- 5.5 Attracting Foreign Direct Investment and New Technology in Strategic Manufacturing Industries -- 5.6 Promoting Manufacturing Exports Through Regional Cooperation and Supply Chains -- 5.7 Obtaining Assured Freedom of Transit and Trade Facilitation -- 5.8 Enhancing Coordination and Improving Delivery and Governance -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Manufacturing Trade and Employment Linkages in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Debates on the Manufacturing Sector in India -- 2.1 Whether Jobless Growth? -- 2.2 Is India Facing Deindustrialisation? -- 2.3 Is Dualism (in Manufacturing) a Challenge? -- 3 Global Experience: Manufacturing Trade and Employment Nexus -- 4 Model -- 4.1 Implications -- 4.2 Export Sector and RTAs -- 5 Empirical Findings -- 5.1 Trade and Employment Trend in India -- 6 Conclusions -- Annexure -- References -- Export-Employment Conundrum in India's Manufacturing Under Globalization: In Search of a Strategic Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Data, Scope and Limitations -- 3 Export and Employment: Emerging Trends -- 3.1 Value Added -- 3.2 Trade Performance -- 3.3 Export-Employment Champions -- 3.4 Export Champions-Employment Laggards -- 4 Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Manufacturing Sector and Job Creation in Pakistan -- 1 Background -- 2 The Evolution of Manufacturing Sector in Pakistan -- 2.1 Intra Manufacturing Sector Value Additions
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3 The Textile Sector -- 4 Employment in Textile Sector -- 5 Issues and Challenges to the Textile Sector-A Larger Perspective -- 5.1 Way Forward for Generating Jobs in Textile Sector -- 6 Future of Textile and Manufacturing Sector -- References -- Export-Oriented Manufacturing: A Viable Engine of Economic Growth and Labor Generation for Sri Lanka -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Clustered Liberalization Reforms -- 3 Manufacturing Sector Performance -- 4 Labor Market: Overview -- 4.1 Labor Market: General Overview -- 4.2 Youth Unemployment -- 4.3 Skills Mismatches -- 4.4 Female Labor Force Participation -- 4.5 Public Sector Preference -- 5 Regional Integration-Expanding Indian Trade to Stimulate Manufacturing Capacity -- 6 Future Prospects -- References -- Economic Growth and Employment in South Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Economic Growth and Employment in Five South Asian Economies, 2000-2015 -- 2.1 Characteristics of Employment -- 2.2 Economic Growth, Structural Change and Employment -- 3 The Employment Challenge in South Asia -- 4 The Need for Manufacturing-Led Growth: Some Concluding Observations -- Appendix -- References -- Competitiveness, Skill Formation and Industrialization: The South Asian Experience -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory and Empirics on Skills and Development -- 3 Economic Transformation of South Asian Countries -- 4 Skill Mismatch in South Asian Countries -- 5 Innovation Systems, Industrialisation and Competitiveness in South Asian Countries -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Conclusion: Manufacturing and Employment in South Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Country Case Studies -- 2.1 Bangladesh -- 2.2 Nepal -- 2.3 Pakistan -- 2.4 Sri Lanka -- 3 Manufacturing Sector and Jobs: The Indian Context -- 3.1 Manufacturing Exports and Employment -- 3.2 Industry Performance and Employment
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4 Industry, Employment and Competitiveness: Concluding Observations
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Chaturvedi, Sachin Manufacturing and Jobs in South Asia Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2019 ISBN 9789811083808
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