This article, makes a case for the desirability of a sui generis sectoral legislation (as opposed to extending existing ...

This article, presented in the backdrop of the debates on the state of political theory in India, argues that the terms of debate need to shift to include the question of method of doing political ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...

Recent rounds&nbspRecent rounds of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of India report a sharp increase in both the labour force participation rate (LFPR) and the worker population ratio (WPR).

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are published in the Special Article and Notes sections. Click here for summary ...

Supply chain disruptions and a destabilised multilateral trading order have long-term implications for a large developing country like India. In response, India is currently in the process of further ...

India’s labour market today is marked by a mix of progress and precarity, a combination that makes interpretation difficult and policy action urgent. On the surface, the country is undergoing a ...

Lavender, an AI-enabled database, assigns risk scores to Gazans based on patterns in their personal data (for example, communication and social connections) to identify “suspected Hamas or Islamic ...

In 2023, the global female labour force participation rate (FLFPR) was 49%, compared to 73% for men, creating a gender gap of 25 percentage points. This gap is not uniform and varies by region. While ...

Prisons are primarily intended for convicts. However, in India, approximately 70% of prisoners are undertrial detainees (NCRB 2020), that is, individuals held in custody by judicial order while ...

This paper proceeds by asking whether gross domestic product (GDP) growth is indeed the best way to assess the performance of an economy. After discussing the alternatives to the “commodity fetishism” ...

The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) demonstrates another dimension of this process, where the peripheral salt-pan lands of Bhandup and Mulund are used for the relocation of Dharavi residents.