Informal Sector in India: A Review

George, Justine (2014): Informal Sector in India: A Review. Published in: Erudition , Vol. 7, No. 1 (1 January 2015): pp. 567-577.

Abstract

Improving the linkage between formal and informal manufacturing is a desirable need to develop a complementary relationship to solve the problems like unemployment, low productivity and less capital intensity in the informal sector.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Formal, Informal Sector
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors ; Shadow Economy ; Institutional Arrangements

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