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Employment is at the heart of debates on economics and politics in contemporary India. This engaging book, based on a large sample survey, provides a systematic analysis of job search and hiring practices in the formal sector, characterised by asymmetric information, where unequal opportunities combined with discriminatory practices accentuate inequalities and reinforce exclusion. In doing so, it makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of a relatively unexplored domain while making important suggestions about how to improve the quality of employment in a rapidly changing, yet imperfect, labour market. The book will be a valuable reading for teachers, students and researchers in economics, as well as for policymakers and practitioners in labour studies. -- Deepak Nayyar, * Emeritus Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi * Professor Mamgain meticulously combines what we know from large-scale surveys with the findings of his sample survey of the urban labour market. He focuses on issues relating to access and inclusion in the context of interactions between job seekers and job providers. He convincingly shows that the socially marginalised do not get a fair deal, particularly from the private sector. This book should be of interest to labour economists, sociologists and others interested in development issues. -- J. Krishnamurty, * Former Senior Employment Specialist, International Labour Organization, Geneva * This is a highly insightful book examining the way in which generations-old inequalities by caste, ethnicity and religion interact with modern labour markets to reshape the opportunity structures in contemporary India. Its primary strength lies in its careful examination of job search strategies and the processes through which employers choose to interview and hire some candidates while excluding others. -- Sonalde Desai, * Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Senior Fellow, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi * Based on a rigorous research, this book offers a credible explanation of the way job search and hiring practices work in India's urban labour market for formal employment, which may be a small one but it is where people seeking jobs aspire to be. It is also an arena where discrimination is a fact of life often camouflaged in the name of merit, resulting in inequality of not only wages but also employment and finally of opportunities. I recommend the book not only to students of labour economics but also to a wider audience of informed citizens, given the political importance of the findings contained in this book. -- K.P. Kannan, * Former Director and Honorary Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram *

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Rajendra P. Mamgain is a development economist having three decades of research experience. He has a doctoral degree in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and he specialises in the areas of labour, employment, migration, skill development, human poverty, inclusive development and impact evaluation of government programmes. He has expertise in undertaking large field-based research in his areas of interest. With 25 research studies to his credit, he has authored/co-authored 9 books and more than 65 research papers in various national and internationals journals of repute. At present, he is Professor at Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, India. He is an Adjunct Professor in Doon University, and a Visiting Professor to Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS). Earlier, he was the director and professor of economics with IIDS, New Delhi. He has also been a senior academic consultant at the Indian Council of Social Science Research for a brief period. He has worked as a senior fellow in the Institute for Human Development and faculty at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi.  He is the Editor of Journal of Social Inclusion Studies and Associate Editor, Indian Economic Journal, both being published by SAGE. As the Managing Editor of the Indian Journal of Labour Economics for 25 years, he has been instrumental in transforming the journal into a quality product with worldwide dissemination. He has been a consultant to various national and international organisations. He has been a member of various policy advisory bodies of reputed institutions in India and foreign countries.  His recent work on youth and the challenge of decent employment has been widely acclaimed by academia. He is actively engaged in research and policy advocacy, and has delivered more than 35 special lectures and keynote addresses in various seminars and workshops. He has also organised over 25 national and international seminars/ workshops/conferences. He has travelled widely in India and abroad related to his research interests. 

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