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• Working Paper No. 838 May 28, 2015

  Unpaid Work and the Economy

  Indira Hirway
  Abstract

  Unpaid work, which falls outside of the national income accounts but within the general production boundary, is viewed as either “care” or as “work” by experts. This work is almost always unequally distributed between men and women, and if one includes both paid and unpaid work, women carry much more of the burden of work […]

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• Working Paper No. 838 May 28, 2015

  Οικονομία και μη αμειβόμενη εργασία

  Indira Hirway
  Abstract

  Η μη αμειβόμενη εργασία, η οποία εμπίπτει εντός των γενικών ορίων παραγωγής, αλλά εκτός των λογαριασμών εθνικού εισοδήματος, θεωρείται από τους εμπειρογνώμονες είτε ως «φροντίδα» είτε ως «εργασία». Η μη αμειβόμενη εργασία κατανέμεται σχεδόν πάντα άνισα μεταξύ ανδρών και γυναικών ενώ, αν συμπεριλάβει κανείς τόσο την αμειβόμενη όσο και την μη αμειβόμενη εργασία, οι γυναίκες […]

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• Book Series January 05, 2010

  Unpaid Work and the Economy

  Rania Antonopoulos, and Indira Hirway
  Abstract

  This volume offers both theoretical and policy-oriented examinations of the value of unpaid work, usually unacknowledged but increasingly recognized as an organic component of the economy. Particularly in developing countries, much of the provisioning of basic needs occurs beyond the boundaries of market transactions. This book reveals a need to incorporate unpaid work in economic […]

• Working Paper No. 437 January 16, 2006

  Enhancing Livelihood Security through the National Employment Guarantee Act

  Indira Hirway
  Abstract

  The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005 is a major development in the history of poverty reduction strategies and rural development policies in India. Though the successful passage of the Act is due to the long struggle by NGOs, academics, and some policymakers, its successful implementation is a much bigger challenge. Effective implementation of […]

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