Could a German labour policy innovation soothe India’s unemployment woes amid COVID-19?

Sanjana, Feroza (2021) Could a German labour policy innovation soothe India’s unemployment woes amid COVID-19? South Asia @ LSE (01 Feb 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The German model of “Kurzarbeit”, or short-time work, has proven to prevent the loss of jobs in a rapidly contracting economy, having found increasing purchase worldwide. Skilled jobs require specialisation and by avoiding lay-offs, the model could offer the Indian economy a means to stay resilient. Feroza Sanjana explains how adopting short-time work would help ... Continued

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2021 14:03
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 02:50
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109172

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