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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.

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The book explores the debates surrounding sustainable livelihood in the neoliberal era effected through transformation of the nature of work and the role of institutions, particularly in the Global South. By creating gainful work and employment opportunities through formal and informal institutions using progressive instruments and innovations within rural and urban economies, livelihood becomes 'sustainable', thereby reducing inequality and increasing resilience among households. Based on both theoretical and empirical studies from Asia and Africa, the book establishes the relationship between three broad concepts - work, institutions and sustainable development. The content has been divided into three broad sections: Rural Economy and Its Transformations; Urbanisation and Sustainable Livelihood; and Innovations and Instruments of Transformation. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of development studies, rural and urban studies, labour studies besides economics, sociology, political science and policymaking.

Sociology of work --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Politics --- Economic order --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- Industrial economics --- Economic conditions. Economic development --- Development aid. Development cooperation --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- International economic relations --- Economics --- Civil engineering. Building industry --- internationale economische politiek --- ontwikkelingsbeleid --- sociologie --- economie --- industrie --- politiek --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- arbeid --- economische ontwikkelingen --- internationale economie --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- ontwikkelingspolitiek --- Development economics. --- Economic development. --- Industrial sociology. --- International economic relations. --- Development Economics. --- Development Studies. --- Sociology of Work. --- International Political Economy'.