From work to well-being through Kerala's informal labour market interventions?

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2001

Country:: India
Document Type:: Research Paper
Theme:: Social Change
Authors:: Waite, L.

Abstract

Labour-intensive growth is often advocated as a means for both poverty reduction (through employment provision) and economic growth (through labour-intensive enterprises). However, the implicit notion that well-being of individuals and households will be enhanced through the gaining of employment is too often assumed rather than established. This paper provides an opportunity for a closer examination of the pathways from work to well-being through a case study of the headloaders sector of the informal labour market in Kerala.

Citation

Waite, L. From work to well-being through Kerala’s informal labour market interventions? DFID, London, UK (2001) 15 pp.