A4
Hard-cover
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2006
Pages: 276
ISBN: 8171884628
INR 1195
Here's one of the latest books on employment strategy written by a leading authority on the subject. In the words of the author who was the chairman of the special group that prepared the much discussed report on 'targeting 10 million employment opportunities per year', prepared by the Planning Commission, Govt. of India (May 2002) "this book attempts to monitor the implementation of this report's employment approach in the field and accordingly assess the effectiveness of this recommended approach and its limitations." Incidentally, readers can find the Executive Summary of the report appended in the book.
The author notes "since the release of the 2002 report, there have been vast and rapid changes in the world scenario and, as a result, changes in the socio-economic fabric of India. It is increasingly realised that in isolation, in this growing and integrated world, it would not be possible to formulate or develop any effective employment strategy. Indeed, all these new scenarios demand radical changes in the mindsets of policymakers and other development agents and accordingly the priorities and sequencing of India's employment policies....
"It has also been found that the present technological trend originating in many developed countries, appropriate to their 'factor endowment' with an abundance of capital and a scarcity of labour, are proving a misfit in most less developed economies. In this attempt, most of the labour surplus economies are facing a near jobless growth, primarily by using the imported technologies especially in all their 'globally integrated' production units.
"Furthermore, the texture of the labour force in the developing world is fast changing, with increasing youths in the labour force, particularly in educated segments. Around 80 percent of those youths who are currently unemployed are well-educated, and that number is increasing fast. This new scenario is becoming politically unsustainable since the educated youths mostly come from the rising middle class, with its inherent political and social clout.
"Job opportunities in the global market are lagging behind its expectations and potentials because of the growing, vested interests arising from political and commercial power games, communal and ethnic consideration and national interests. There is a strong view that..." The book warns...
S.P. Gupta (Ph.D. in economics from London University) has completed several high ranking assignments in and outside the Indian Government. A former member of the Planning Commi-ssion, Dr. S.P. Gupta has also served the World Bank. His writings have appeared in leading journals. He is currently Chairman, Society for Economic and Social Transition (SEST), New Delhi.