Tipus de document
Treball de fi de grauData de publicació
Llicència de publicació
Si us plau utilitzeu sempre aquest identificador per citar o enllaçar aquest document: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229131
Stitching competitiveness in the shadows: informality, productivity, and the limits of upgrading in India’s textiles
Títol de la revista
Autors
Director/Tutor
ISSN de la revista
Títol del volum
Recurs relacionat
Resum
India’s textile industry is a major exporter, but it remains reliant on informal labour. This project shows how labour informality supports cost-based competitiveness by providing flexibility and suppressing wages but also limits long term development through weak productivity growth, limited technological upgrading, and persistently low job quality. Using the global value chain framework, the study explains why export success often coexists with firms remaining stuck in low value-added segments, and how institutional conditions sustain informality as a stable equilibrium. Methodologically, it combines a structured literature review with descriptive evidence on employment composition, firm size distribution, and labour regulation. Finally, it assess whether digital formalisation tools and related policies can shift incentives without excluding vulnerable workers and outlines the conditions for upgrading alongside stronger labour inclusion.
Descripció
Treballs Finals del Grau d'Empresa Internacional, Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2025-2026 , Tutor: Sergi Cutillas Márquez
Matèries
Matèries (anglès)
Citació
Citació
NIN ALCALDE, Irene. Stitching competitiveness in the shadows: informality, productivity, and the limits of upgrading in India’s textiles. [consulted: 11 of July of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229131