India’s middle class: Drivers of Inequality?

Home 9 Category: LMI India’s middle class: Drivers of Inequality? 21 May 2014 | by Nandita Gupta The middle class in India has been growing since the colonial rule. The land reforms (which removed the highest classes and handed more control to middle level and...

Pikettymania, what implications for India and Brazil ?

Home 9 Category: LMI Pikettymania, what implications for India and Brazil ? 17 May 2014 | by Gerry Rodgers Thomas Piketty’s recent book on Capital in the 21st Century is creating waves in Europe and the United States. He shows the central role of the accumulation...

Trade Unions and Labour Market Inequality

Home 9 Category: LMI Trade Unions and Labour Market Inequality 06 Feb 2014 | by Taniya Chakrabarty There is a common opinion that trade union activities have been limited to only the formal sector which has given rise to the phrase “labour...

Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India: A Comparative Study

Home 9 Category: LMI Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India: A Comparative Study 06 Feb 2014 | by Gerry Rodgers Inequality has been rising in India and declining in Brazil in recent years. Early findings of the research at IHD point to some of the factors...