Work on wheels: Collective organising of motorcycle taxis in Nigerian cities

Submitted by Nnaemeka Chukwuone on
EfD Authors:
Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi

This article examines the political economy of collective organising in the motorcycle taxi economy of Nigerian cities. Using the mixed-methods approach, this study demonstrates the nature and problems of collective organising in the motorcycle taxi economy. It notes that implementation of a neo-liberal development policy in Nigeria in the 1980s gave rise to job losses and catalysed the creation of a motorcycle taxi sub-system as a livelihood.

Peer Reviewed
Urban

3rd Annual CECFEE Workshop

The Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute organized the 3rd annual CECFEE on 17-18th of November, 2017. The…

Date: Friday 17 November — Saturday 18 November, 2017
Location: Udaipur, india
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers, EfD Policy Event | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

CECFEE Annual Policy Day 2019

CECFEE held its 2nd Policy Day on 10th November, 2019 by organizing a discussion on conservation of forest resources and wildlife. The key speaker for this event was Mr. P.Sivakumar, IFS, Director of…

Date: Sunday 10 November — Monday 11 November, 2019
Location: Kaziranga,Assam (India)
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

5th Annual CECFEE Research & Policy Workshop, Tezpur University, Assam

CECFEE hosted its 5th Annual Workshop at the University of Tezpur, Assam. The workshop spanned two days, 10-11 November 2019, and brought together an eclectic mix of researchers and academics. Broadly…

Date: Sunday 10 November — Monday 11 November, 2019
Location: Tezpur, Assam (India)
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers, EfD Annual Meeting, EfD Policy Event | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy Workshop

The Center for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, will conduct the 4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy…

Date: Friday 16 November — Saturday 17 November, 2018
Location: Goa,India
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers, EfD Policy Event, EfD Seminar | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

2nd Annual CECFEE Workshop, 15th-16th October 2016

A workshop was organized by the Centre along with the Environment for Development Initiative (EFD) of the University of Gothenburg on October 15th and 16th at Ranthambhore. There were presentations…

Date: Saturday 15 October — Sunday 16 October, 2016
Location: Ranthambor,Rajasthan (India)
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers, EfD Policy Event, EfD Seminar | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

1st Annual CECFEE Workshop, 2nd-3rd November, 2015

AGENDA Monday, November 2, 2015 Morning Introduction and Welcome – E. Somanathan About EfD – Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg Credit, LPG Stove Adoption and Charcoal Consumption: Evidence from…

Date: Monday 2 November — Tuesday 3 November, 2015
Location: Delhi, India
Academic Workshop, Call for Papers, EfD Policy Event, EfD Seminar | Agriculture, Air Quality, Biodiversity, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Experiments, Fisheries, Forestry, Gender, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban, Waste, Water | India

The Handbook of Economic Development and Institutions

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on
EfD Authors:
Somanathan, Rohini
Somanathan, Eswaran

The book discusses the foundations of economics development and institutions. The chapters touch on several issues such as  :  

1) Institutions,Clientalism and Inequality

2) Institutions and Growth 

3) Trade, Aid and Migration

4)Families,Gender and Culture 

5) Sectoral Approaches

 

EfD India contribtuion : Book Chapters by Rohini Somanathan (Part 1 chapter 4) and E. Somanathan (Part 5, Chapter 20) 

Book Chapter
Policy Design, Urban

Explaining the contractualisation of India’s workforce

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on

The employment structure of India’s organised manufacturing sector has undergone substantial changes over the last decade with a steep rise in the use of contract workers in place of directly hired workers. Much of the existing literature has attributed the widespread use of contract labour to India’s rigid employment protection legislation.

Discussion Paper
Policy Design, Urban

Socioeconomic inequality in life expectancy in India

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on
EfD Authors:
Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop

Introduction : Concern for health inequalities is an important driver of health policy in India; however, much of the empirical evidence regarding health inequalities in the country is piecemeal focusing only on specific diseases or on access to particular treatments. This study estimates inequalities in health across the whole life course for the entire Indian population.

Peer Reviewed
Policy Design, Urban
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