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Concept and Theoretical Framework of Decent Work

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The meaning, the essence and theory behind decent work have been thoroughly explained and discussed in this chapter. The authors explain the underlying philosophy of decent work and discuss perspectives of several economists on the same. The frameworks of decent work cover different elements right from conceptualising a general meaning of decent work to assessing and measuring it using index approach.

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  1. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

    Nausheen Nizami

  2. School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India

    Narayan Prasad

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Nizami, N., Prasad, N. (2017). Concept and Theoretical Framework of Decent Work. In: Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2194-7_2

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