Covid-19: How India fared during lockdown

Possibly even more than a public health crisis, Covid-19 is an economic crisis manifested most severely in the labour market. In the face of the pandemic, the structure of the labour market typifies the extreme vulnerability of workers in India. With Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns, there has b...

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Autores principales: Boss, Ruchira, Roy, Devesh, Saroj, Sunil, Pradhan, Mamata
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Financial Express 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142534
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Sumario:Possibly even more than a public health crisis, Covid-19 is an economic crisis manifested most severely in the labour market. In the face of the pandemic, the structure of the labour market typifies the extreme vulnerability of workers in India. With Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns, there has been a significant discourse on employment, although often without relevant and representative data.