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CCS’s centre for Law, Liberty and Livelihood is
founded on the principle that the quality of life is intrinsically related
to the pursuit of livelihood. Choice and pursuit of livelihood is more
valuable for those at the bottom rung of the economic ladder—nobody
appreciates free enterprise more than the poor hawker. This entails the
removal of various licences and laws, rules and regulations under which
citizens live. The rich can always find a way around government controls,
the poor have no way out.
The free market, not government is best suited to offer opportunities
for pursuit of livelihood. Therefore the Centre develops public policy
measures to clear the path for free enterprise and through research, advocacy
and outreach activities shift the terms of public debate in favor of deregulation
of exit and entry barriers for pursuit of a honest livelihood.
Livelihood Freedom Campaign
Policy Breakfast for MPs
Self-employed
sidelined in Unorganised Workers Bill, Renu Vinod, The
Hindu, September 18, 2005
No
space for street hawkers, Renu Vinod, Business Standard,
August 23, 2005
We
The People of Free India, Parth J Shah, Economic Times,
Aug 15, 2002
In
for a Freedom Struggle, Parth J Shah, Economic Times, Oct 18,
2001
Tax Freedom Day, Parth J. Shah,
Times of India, April 19, 2001
See posts regarding livelihood at Spontaneous Order.
CCS
Comments on draft Unorganized Sector Workers' Social Security Bill 2005
submitted to Ministry of Labour and other concerned agencies
(pdf)
CCS
Comments on Unorganized Sector Workers' Bill 2004 submitted to National
Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector
(pdf)
Licensing & Livelihood: Railway Coolies in Delhi, Kumar Gaurav & Mayank Singhal, CCS Working Paper No. 0063, 2003
Why is India Poor? Agenda for a New India, Kanwal Rekhi, SiliconIndia, February 2001
Law, Liberty and Livelihood:
Making A Living On The Street
Aarthik Swatantrata Ka
Sangarsh (Hindi)
State of Governance:
Delhi Citizen Handbook 2003
Jeevika: South Asia Livelihood
Documentary Competition
Liberalisation and Livelihood,
12 May 2000
NAC Draft Unorganized Sector
Workers Bill 2005
Manushi
National Alliance of Street Vendors, India
Self-Employeed Women's Association (SEWA),
Ahmedabad
Livelihood Options Study
The Grassroots Free Market
Wine Industry in Maharashtra: An Analysis,
Sudipto Mitra, CCS Working Paper No. 0062, 2003
License & Livelihood: Rickshaw Pullers
in Nashik, Sudipto Mitra, CCS Working Paper No. 0064, 2003
Auto Rickshaw Regulation In Vadodara: A Reality
Check, Nimisha Srivastava, CCS Working Paper No. 0065, 2003
Heroes of the Market: Street Vendors in Vadodara,
Nimisha Srivastava, CCS Working Paper No. 0066, 2003
Backward & Forward Linkages in the ITES/
BPO Industry, Sabith Ullah Khan, CCS Working Paper No. 0075, 2003
Street Vendors: Exploitation by the State,
Shailly Arora & Aoneha Tagore, CCS Working Paper No. 0017, 2002
Dhobis & Dhabas in Delhi, Kunal Datt,
CCS Working Paper No. 0020, 2002
Auto-rickshaws in Delhi: Murder by Regulation,
Danish Faruqui & Raghav Sud, CCS Working Paper No. 0002, 2001
A Bad Hair Day, Nandita Markandan, CCS
Working Paper No. 0003, 2001
Parking Space for the Poor: Restrictions
Imposed on Marketing & Movement of Agricultural Goods in India,
Mayank Wadhwa, CCS Working Paper No. 0009, 2001
Government vs Weather: The True Story of
Crop Insurance in India, Jennifer Ifft, CCS Working Paper No. 0010,
2001
Kisan Credit Card, Danish Faruqui, CCS
Working Paper No. 0011, 2001