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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already caused about a million deaths worldwide. The uncertaint... more The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already caused about a million deaths worldwide. The uncertainty in fully suppressing this virus still remains there despite most countries have, by now, learnt to a great extent how to live with this in the 'new normal' situation. Besides the health disaster, the global economy was also forced to a standstill for months with a huge implication for the livelihoods of the people who were around the poverty lines. Fortunately, the economy has started reviving, though slowly.
The relationship between economic growth and formalization of industrial sectors has not been uni... more The relationship between economic growth and formalization of industrial sectors has not been unidimensional as several studies have brought different aspects of it from diverse contexts. This paper tries to evaluate the persistence of informality in the ship breaking industry of Bangladesh by setting it against the proclaimed formality of the sector. In addition, the paper also seeks to support the argument that informal patterns of employment can persist, if not grow, within a formal system. Both qualitative and quantitative data have been collected by questionnaire survey and key informant interviews. Analysis of the findings reveal a strong presence of informality within labor market dynamics of ship breaking industry in Bangladesh while several administrative aspects of the industry remain formalized. Study findings support the notion that growth as well as institutional development cannot necessarily transform informal conditions of labor market in developing country context. ...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already caused about a million deaths worldwide. The uncertaint... more The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already caused about a million deaths worldwide. The uncertainty in fully suppressing this virus still remains there despite most countries have, by now, learnt to a great extent how to live with this in the 'new normal' situation. Besides the health disaster, the global economy was also forced to a standstill for months with a huge implication for the livelihoods of the people who were around the poverty lines. Fortunately, the economy has started reviving, though slowly.
The relationship between economic growth and formalization of industrial sectors has not been uni... more The relationship between economic growth and formalization of industrial sectors has not been unidimensional as several studies have brought different aspects of it from diverse contexts. This paper tries to evaluate the persistence of informality in the ship breaking industry of Bangladesh by setting it against the proclaimed formality of the sector. In addition, the paper also seeks to support the argument that informal patterns of employment can persist, if not grow, within a formal system. Both qualitative and quantitative data have been collected by questionnaire survey and key informant interviews. Analysis of the findings reveal a strong presence of informality within labor market dynamics of ship breaking industry in Bangladesh while several administrative aspects of the industry remain formalized. Study findings support the notion that growth as well as institutional development cannot necessarily transform informal conditions of labor market in developing country context. ...