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Self-employed or paid employed: Who can earn more among the slum dwellers and why?
Progress in Development Studies ( IF 1.926 ) Pub Date : 2019-10-23 , DOI: 10.1177/1464993419870961
Shashwati Banerjee 1 , Kishor Goswami 1
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Past literature in the context of slum dwellers rarely acknowledges the occupational variation in informal job types. The dearth of studies also exists in specifying the informal types where public policy can result in their improved livelihoods. Based on 240 respondents settled in the slums of four districts of West Bengal, it analyses the types of informal employment in offsetting poverty of the slum dwellers. The participation of only 27 percent of the women in informal employment as compared to 73 percent of the male suggests the existence of gender gap in informal employment. The study finds that irrespective of the types of informal employment, the workers mostly belong to the economically weaker sections. The self-employed population is better regarding earning, using the formal account for savings, and job security (tenure). The findings suggest the enhancement of opportunities for the vendors and drivers among the self-employed, and the labourers working in the electrical and electronic sectors among the paid-employees. The district, gender, relationship status, and social network are among the major variables that determine the self-employment pattern of the slum dwellers.

中文翻译:

自雇人士或有偿雇员:贫民窟居民中谁的收入更高?为什么?

过去关于贫民窟居民的文献很少承认非正式工作类型的职业差异。在具体说明公共政策可以改善他们的生计的非正式类型方面也缺乏研究。以在西孟加拉邦四个区的贫民窟定居的240名受访者为基础,分析了非正规就业类型对贫民窟居民脱贫的影响。与 73% 的男性相比,只有 27% 的妇女参与了非正规就业,这表明非正规就业中存在性别差距。研究发现,无论非正规就业的类型如何,工人大多属于经济较弱的部分。自雇人口在收入、使用正式账户进行储蓄和工作保障(任期)方面表现更好。调查结果表明,个体经营者中的供应商和司机以及在有偿雇员中从事电气和电子行业的劳动者的机会增加。地区、性别、关系状况和社会网络是决定贫民窟居民自雇模式的主要变量。
更新日期:2019-10-23
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