Urban informal manufacturing sector in assam an analysis of growth dynamics productivity linkage and social security

Abstract

The concept of informal sector was introduced into international usage by International Labour Organisation in its Kenya mission during 1972 Prior to this in 1971 Keith Hart a social anthropologist discussed the working of the informal sector in the context of a third world developing country Accra Ghana Following these significant studies started to appear with their prime focus on the informal sector of the less developed and transition countries where the influence of this sector is