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Labor Laws and Labor Welfare in the Context of the Indian Experience

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  • Basu, Kaushik, 2005. "Labor Laws and Labor Welfare in the Context of the Indian Experience," Working Papers 05-17, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics.
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    1. Kaushik Basu, 2006. "Teacher Truancy in India: The Role of Culture, Norms and Economic Incentives," Working Papers id:766, eSocialSciences.
    2. Priya Deshingkar, 2010. "Extending Labour Inspections to the Informal Sector and Agriculture," Working Papers id:2887, eSocialSciences.
    3. Kaushik Basu & Annemie Maertens, 2007. "The pattern and causes of economic growth in India," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 23(2), pages 143-167, Summer.
    4. Chetan Agrawal, 2013. "The Effects of Liberalization on the Indian Economy," Management and Labour Studies, XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Business Management & Human Resources, vol. 38(4), pages 373-398, November.
    5. Kaushik Basu & Gary S. Fields & Shub Debgupta, 2009. "Labor Retrenchment Laws And Their Effect On Wages And Employment: A Theoretical Investigation," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Bhaskar Dutta & Tridip Ray & E Somanathan (ed.), New And Enduring Themes In Development Economics, chapter 9, pages 181-205, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..

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