Overview

This book analyses the transition of South Asian nations from agrarian to industrialized economies, which is accompanied by a widening gap between agricultural and non-agricultural growth rates and a greater income disparity between farmers and urban residents. The chapters, contributed by experts in the field, analyze various issues in the transitional process of economic development in South Asia by focusing mainly on India’s “agricultural adjustment problem” and the issues concerning industrial sectors. The book deals first with challenges related to the farmers’ struggles, including traders and processors, and how they can adapt to the more sophisticated market demand for their products emerging mainly in urban areas or even abroad. It then focuses on the developments in the non-agricultural sector, introducing a global value chain (GVC) perspective. It finally analyses trends in labor migration and labor markets closely linked to the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. This book is a valuable addition to the field of Development Economics and South Asian Economics.

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Author:   Kazuo Tomozawa (Grad. School of Hum. & Soc.Sci., Hiroshima Univ., Japan) ,  Koichi Fujita (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781032860220

ISBN 10:   1032860227
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   23 December 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part I: Agri-business 2. Meat Industry Modernization in Nepal and its Tactical Adaptation by People from the “Meat Seller Caste”; 3. Location Changes and Growth Process of the Production Areas in the Indian Broiler Industry; 4. Sustainable Rural Development and Agri-business in India: A Case Study of the Food Chain Management of AMUL; 5. Modernization of the Marketing and Trade of Agricultural Produce (Vegetables) in India and Nepal Part II: Apparel Industry in Global Value Chain 6. The Asian Garment Industry in the Global Value Chain: An Overview; 7. Can Bangladesh’s Export-oriented Ready-made Garment (RMG) Enterprises Sustain their Social Upgrading without Economic Upgrading? 8. Myanmar’s Garment Industry in the Global Value Chain: Export Expansion in the 2010s Part III: “Leading Industries” in India 9. India’s IT-BPO Services Industry: From Enclave to Global Hub, but still Unconnected to the Economy; 10. Upgrading the Global Value Chains and Human Capital Development in India’s Biopharmaceutical Industry; 11. First Mover Coupling and the Evolution of Low-road Employment Relations in India’s Automobile Manufacturing Industry; 12. How Independent Trade Unions Shaped the Labor Movement in India: A look at Indian Trade Unionism Part IV: Labor Migration and Employment in India 13. Labor Migration, Entrepreneurial Activity, and Industrial Agglomeration: Urban Informal Garment Sector in Delhi; 14. Migration and Labor Market Outcomes: A Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers from 2007-08 to 2018; 15. Transfer Mechanism of Indian Emigrant Workers to Gulf Countries: Focusing on Recruiting Agents in Jamia Nagar, Delhi; 16. Contrasting Agrarian Changes in Punjab, India: Case Study of Two Villages in Ludhiana and Jalandhar Districts; Index

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Kazuo Tomozawa is a Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan. He is co-editor of Inclusive Development in South Asia (Routledge 2022, with Toshie Awaya). Koichi Fujita is a Professor in the School of International Politics, Economics and Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan. He is co-editor of Sustainable Development in India (Routledge 2021, with Tsukasa Mizushima).

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