The Evolution of Labour Law in India: An Overview and Commentary on Regulatory Objectives and Development

• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2297160
• Publication Date: 2013-08-27T14:49:09Z
• Authors: Richard Mitchell; Petra Mahy; Peter G. Gahan
• Keywords: 340; 330; 4400; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; 8. Economic growth; 4000

Generally speaking there has been a relative dearth of serious scholarship focussing on the evolution Indian labour law in its economic, social and political contexts. Such work as is tends to be constituted fragmented short journal articles notes, including those by economists industrial relations scholars. The present undertakes survey literature field, examining first various periods through which evolved up time, secondly extent system can seen have fulfilled two core objectives: protection maintenance peace. reveals that 'labour law' formal sense very little purchase terms application pursuit objects. This, turn, suggests some other approach required reach more grounded accurate understanding how, what effect, regulated India.