Computer Usage and Labour Regulation in India's Retail Sector.
A recent survey of 1,948 retail stores in India conducted by the World Bank's Enterprise surveys shows that 19 per cent of all stores use computers. In the state of Kerala, the figure is as high as 40 per cent. Using this survey, we estimate the effect of computer usage on labour employment. Our fin...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 1572 - 1593 |
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