Active ageing and labour market engagement : evidence from Eastern India /: evidence from Eastern India. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Zakir Husain.
• Authors: Husain, Zakir
• Contents: 1 AGEING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS 1.1 Definition of ageing 1.2 Global trends in ageing 1.3 Ageing in India 1.3.1 Health challenge: Rising burden of NCDs 1.3.2 Economic challenge: Lack of economic security 1.3.3 Social challenge: Feminization of aged 1.3.4 Government response: Successes and failures 1.4 Regional variations 1.5 Role of aged in Indian society 1.6 Research problem 1.6.1 Conceptual framework 1.6.2 Research questions 1.6.3 Data base and methodology 1.7 Implications 1.8 Structure of study References 2 AGED AS AN ASSET IN INDIA: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Active ageing 2.3 Work participation of elderly: A brief literature review 2.3.1 Workforce participation among aged in India 2.3.2 Work and earnings 2.4 Aged in the labour market 2.4.1 Work force participation 2.4.2 Informal sector and the aged 2.4.3 Occupational pattern of aged workers 2.4.4 Earnings 2.4.5 Non financial contribution of the elderly 2.5 Conclusion References 3 UNDERSTANDING THE DATA 3.1 Introduction 3.2 NSSO data 3.2.1 Construction of variables 3.2.2 Sample profile 3.3 Primary survey 4 ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF AGED: A NATIONAL PROFILE 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Methodology 4.2.1 Functional specification 4.2.2 Results and discussion 4.3.1 Financial contribution of elderly to household expenditure 4.3.2 Changes in net financial contribution across socio-economic strata 4.3.3 Regional analysis of financial contribution of the elderly 4.3.3.a Regional analysis of financial contribution in the 55th round of NSS 4.3.3.b Regional analysis of financial contribution in the 68th round of NSS 4.4 Determinants of financial contribution of elderly 4.4.1 Results and discussion 4.5 Contribution of aged and its impact on household poverty 4.5.1 The all-India picture 4.6 State-wise analysis of contribution of aged and its impact on household poverty 4.6.1 Evidence from the 55th round 4.6.2 Evidence from the 68th round 4.7 Understanding impact on household poverty 4.7.1 Change of household poverty in the 55th round — Link with proportion of elderly and log of state domestic product 4.7.2 Change of household poverty in the 68th round — Link with proportion of elderly and log of state domestic product 4.8 State-wise analysis of the effects of financial contribution of elderly workers on intensity of household poverty 4.8.1 Analysis of FGT index in the 55th round 4.8.2 Analysis of FGT index in the 68th round 4.8.3 FGT Index at all India level 4.9 Summing up References 5 ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF AGED: RESULTS OF A PRIMARY SURVEY IN EASTERN INDIA 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Work force participation 5.3 Nature of employment 5.4 Earnings and gross contribution to household 5.5 Determinants of working, earnings and gross contribution 5.6 Indirect economic contribution of aged 5.6.1 Aged and household chores 5.6.2 Imputing economic value to household chores 5.6.3 Net contribution of aged 5.6.4 Econometric analysis 5.7 Summing Up References 6 DAILY LIFE OF AGED: AN ANALYSIS OF TIME USE DIARIES 6.1 What are Time Use studies? 6.2 Studies on Time use 6.3 Objective and methodology 6.4 Results from Eastern India 6.4.1 Mean time spent on activities 6.4.2 Percentage time allocated on broad activity groups 6.4.3 Variations in percentage time allocated on broad activity groups across correlates 6.5 Econometric analysis 6.5.1 Active ageing as dependent variable: Least square model 6.5.2 An alternative econometric model 6.6 Conclusion References 7 CONCLUSION 7.1 Returning to research questions 7.2.1 Major findings 7.2.1 Economic contribution of the elderly 7.2.2 Economic contribution of the elderly: A regional profile 7.2.3 Indirect contribution of the elderly: A regional profile 7.2.4 Gross economic contribution of the elderly 7.2.5 Net economic contribution of the elderly 7.2.6 Time use pattern of aged 7.2.7 Active ageing in India 7.3 Asset, or burden? 7.4 Some policy issues 7.4.1 Promoting work force participation of aged 7.4.2 Other means of promoting active ageing 7.4.3 Healthy ageing References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (145 pages)
• Subjects: 331.3/98; Older people -- India -- Economic conditions; Older people -- Employment -- India
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811505836
• Related ISBNs: 9789811505829
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