Mumbai Campus,
Chairperson, Centre for Electoral Management Studies, School of Development Studies
Chairperson, Centre for Study of Developing Economies, School of Development Studies
M.A. (Hyderabad),
M.Phil. (Delhi),
Ph.D. (TISS)
gopinath[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in
Dr. Perumula Gopinath, Professor, has M.A. in Economics from Hyderabad University, M.Phil. from CDS (JNU) and Ph.D. from TISS. His major Publications are in the area of agrarian change like growth of rural non-farm sector in India and Andhra Pradesh, impact of Watershed on Livelihoods, analysis of Unorganized workers in Khadi Industry in post-reforms era, Pharmaceutical Industry-firm level field analysis, financial inclusion in Chattissgarh and Maharashtra for NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) and impact of MCX (Multi-Commodity Exchange) on livelihoods in India. The broad areas of interest include Economic Development and particularly in issues related to rural transformation like rural industries, rural livelihoods (NRLM) and employment (MNREGA), watershed development interventions, unorganized labour, gender and development, evolution of financial institutions and issues of financial inclusion.
• Economic Development
• Rural Industries, especially with regard to Micro Enterprises
• Gender, Poverty and Livelihood issues
• Unorganised Non-farm Economy & Social Security
• Watershed development.
• Financial Sector impact on Development (Financial Inclusion)
Journal Publications
Title: Wages, Working Conditions and Socio-economic Mobility of Spinners and Weavers in the Unorganised Khadi Industry: Findings From a Survey in India, published in IJLE (Indian Journal of Labour Economics) Vol. 53, no.2, 2010 April-June, pp 305-338.
Title: Development and Change in Agrarian Economy: Aspects of Rural Non-Farm Sectorin Andhra Pradesh, India, in Chandan Sengupta and Stuart Corbridge (eds) (2010): Democracy, Development and Decentralisation in India, Continuing Debates. Routledge Publishers Delhi and UK (simultaneous publication), pp 214-246, ISBN no.978-0-415-56317-8.
Title: Watershed as a Development Intervention for Providing Livelihood Security in India, in Sudha Menon (ed) (2008): Watershed Management: Case studies, published by ICFAI University Press Publication in August 2008, pp 18-43, ISBN no. 978-81-314-1492-7. Solicited Article published from International Conference on ‘Mainstreaming the Human Security: The Asian Contribution’.
Title: Chapter on ‘Rural Development’ in NCERT Text book: ‘Indian Economic Development’, for class XI, published by NCERT, New Delhi, 2006, pp.99-115.
Special Publication book entitled 'Million jobs and Million More Opportunities' Empowerment of Stakeholders through Income, Infrastructure and Employment. Part of TISS -MCX Project of 'Impact of Commodity Exchanges in India. Published in 2012 December.
Title: 'Impact of Commodity Exchanges in India: Case of MCX in India' in International Journal of Academic Research, pp 10-15, Vol.4, issue 1(7) Jan 2017, ISSN-2348-7666.
Title: 'Challanges in Pomology: A case of Solapur District in Maharashtra' in International Journal of Academic Research (co-author), pp 184-195, Vol.4, issue 1(6) Jan 2017, ISSN-2348-7666.
Title: 'Health Expenditure and Financing in India'. In Manual on Health Statistics in India, New Delhi: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, 2015. (co-author)'.
Neerurkar, Samiksha., and Perumula Gopinath (2019): 'Impact of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) on the employability of graduates—a study of government ITIs in Mumbai', Journal of Vocational Education and Training by Taylor and Francis Publishers, Published online Feb 13 2019. ISSN: 1363-6820 (Print) 1747-5090 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjve20,
Ali, S.K., and Perumula Gopinath (2019): “Decent Work and Socio Economic Mobility: A case study of Shuttlecock Industry in Ulberia (W.Bengal)”, chapter in Rajarshi Majumder and Suchismita Mondal Sarkar (eds) book 'Development and Exclusion in India', published by Segment Books, 2019, pp 45-71, ISBN-978-93-81513-12-5.
Gopinath,P., and Nandita Mondal (2019): 'Navigating the Labour Market from the Margin: A Case Study of Youth from the Slum of Mumbai', Journal of Social work and Social Development, vol 10, number 01, December 2019, ISSN: 2229-6468, pages 73-93, Vishva-Bharati, Shanti Niketan.
Modi, Anisha., and P.Gopinath (2019): Changes in Cropping Pattern in Rajasthan: 1957-2017, Indian Journal of Agriculture Economics, Vol.74,1, January-March 2019, pp155-172. ISSN 0019-5014.
Modi, Anisha., and Perumula Gopinath (2020): 'How do Farmers get Information on Drip Irrigation: A case of Rajasthan', Indian Research Journal of Extension Education, (co-author), Vol 20(1), January 2020, ISSN 0976-1071.
Neerurkar, Samiksha., and Perumula Gopinath (2020): ‘An Employability Framework for Vocational Education and Training Graduates in India: Insights from government VET institutes in Mumba’i. www.tvet-online.asia, July 4, Issue 15, 1-18, 2020, ISSN 2196-839X.
Sreedevi, R.S., and Perumula Gopinath (2020): ‘Exploring Inequality and Migration Experience: A Socio-Economic Analysis of Inter State Migrant Workers in the State of Kerala’, IASSI Quarterly, Contributions to Indian Social Sciences, Vol.39, No.3, July-Sept, 2020, Pp. 439-456, ISSN 0970-9061.
Gopinath, P., (2021): ''Financial Inclusion of Muslims'', chapter 14 in Sudhir,G., (et al) 'Muslims in Telengana'. Published by Springer, pp 289-310, ISBN no.978-981-33-6530-8.
Sk Esteher Ali, Gopinath, P. (2022) ‘Impact of COVID 19 to the MSMEs Cluster workers: An Empirical Study on Entrepreneurial Cluster’, Journal of Management & Entrepreneurship, ISSN 2229-5348, Jan-Mar 2022, Vol. 16, No. 1 (VI), pp. 186-196.
Sk Esteher Ali, Gopinath, P. (2022) ‘The Empirical Study on Role of MSMEs Cluster to the Local Economic Development’, Delhi Business Review, ISSN 2277-7725, Vol. 23, No. 2, July- Dec 2022
Sreedevi, R.S., and Perumula Gopinath (2022): ‘Interstate Migration to Kerala: A Study on the Role of Social Networking and Social Capital in the Migration Process and Decision Making’, IASSI Quarterly, Contributions to Indian Social Sciences, Vol.41, No.4, Jul-Dec, 2022, Pp. 592-606, ISSN 0970-9061.
Neroorkar, S., & Gopinath, P. (2023). Immediate Employability and Trade Sustenance of Graduates from Government Industrial Training Institutes in Mumbai, India. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Pp 793-814. Published by Springer, vOL 66, ISSUE3, SEPT 2023. issn 0971-7927, IMPACT FACTOR 1.5.
Sk Esteher Ali & Gopinath, P. (2023) Possibilities of Innovation Practices in Informal Manufacturing MSME Cluster, India's G20 Presidency: Scope for Strengthening Peace and Sustainable Development, Nirmala Academic and Research Publications, ISBN – 978-81-966264-0-2, Vol. 1, 2023, Kerala, pp. 33-65.
Sreedevi, R.S., and P.Gopinath, (2024). Wages, Inequalities and Work Standards in construction sector: A Case Study of Inter-state Migrant Workers and Native Workers in Kerala, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol 70(1), January 2024, Pp 124-139, ISSN 2457-0222, Sage journal Publications.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title: Patent Regulations and its Impact on Indian Pharmaceutical Industry-A Case study of Pharmaceutical in Mumbai Region, co-author Mr.Kapil Khaire (MADS student), published in: Compendium of Research Papers from International Seminar on 'Innovations of the Strategic Management for Organisational Excellence, by Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration and Research (SIBAR), PUNE 2010 October, pp 558-568. ISBN no.978-81-908387-3-3.
Special Publication book entitled 'Million jobs and Million More Opportunities' Empowerment of Stakeholders through Income, Infrastructure and Employment. Part of TISS -MCX Project of 'Impact of Commodity Exchanges in India. Published in 2012 December.
Title: 'Health Expenditure and Financing in India'. In Manual on Health TitleStatistics in India, New Delhi: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, 2015. (co-author)'.
Other Writing/Conference Papers/Documentary
(a) Documentary FILM "Documentary On Stakeholders of Multi Commodity Exchanges across different Value Chains of commodities, MCX", November 2012, Completed, The Documentary was shown on 11th April 2013, in the book inauguration of "Million Jobs and Million more Opportunities" by Prof.K.Thomas in, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (Dr.P.Gopinath).
(b) Title: Technology in Khadi Industry, papers printed in CD form, from International Conference on MSME Enterprises, 2010. IMT, Nagpur in 2010 Sept 17-18, pages 16.
Title: Non-farm Enterprises in India: Some Emerging Macro Trends as Revealed by Economic Censuses 1980-2005. Paper presented in the conference 52rd Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), Karnataka University, Dharwad, 2010, December 17-19, pages 36.
1. Contribution to Report on – ‘The post-metric Scholarship scheme for Sc/ST in Maharashtra and Goa – An evaluation’, OCT, 1999, for Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The project was headed by Prof. G.G.Wankhede. The calculations of the report were used for upgrading the Parent’s Income limit of SC/ST students in Maharashtra and All-India.
2. Report on 'Evaluation of Khadi Industry', a project, sponsored by Ministry of Industry, Department of Small Scale Industries & ARI. This project was done as an inter- departmental collaboration work with Prof. R.C. Datta, as the project director (Dept. of PMIR) and Dr. Vikas Pandey. The project involved an extensive field survey for four months throughout India in the major Khadi producing states like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra to collect the primary data. After intense analysis of the data the report was submitted to the Ministry in August 2000. In year 2010 a lot of the suggestions mentioned in the report are being implemented.
3. Report on ‘Livelihood in Rural Maharashtra: A Report on Three Districts’, Submitted to the UNDP and Planning Board, Government of Maharashtra (2005). (Co-researcher).
4. Research Report (Self) on ‘Watershed Development in a Rain fed Area: An Impact Assessment of Watershed implemented village in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh’, sponsored by Board of Research Studies (BRS), TISS, submitted in (August, 2007).
5. Research Project ‘Financial Incusion as part of Poverty Diagnosis of World Bank sponsored project in Chhattisgarh', sponsored by Govt. of India and Chhattisgarh, commenced from May 2013. Project report has been submitted to Chhattisgarh State Livelihood Mission.
6. Research Project ‘Financial Inclusion of Maharashtra' as part of Poverty Diagnosis of World Bank sponsored project in Maharashtra State' sponsored by Govt. of India and Maharashtra State , commenced from May 2013. Project report has been submitted to Maharashtra State Livelihood Mission.
7. Research Project: 'Aspirations of Muslim Youth about Education and Employability: A Case study of Shivaji Nagar Slum, Mumbai', Sponsered by Apnalaya, mumbai, Submitted in June 2016.
8. 'Financial Inclusion and Muslims in Telangana State', Chapter written for Report of Commission of Inquiry: Socio-Economic and Educational Status of Muslims in Telangana State, Chairperson Mr.Sudhir, 2016.
9. MIEMP project development of MA course, member of executive committee, Chairperson of Center for Electoral Management Studies.
• Micro/Macro Economics
• Industrialisation, Globalisation and Labour
• Gender, Poverty and Livelihoods
• Development Economics
• Contemporary Indian Economy
• Indian development experience
• Economics of Rural Development
• Development and Dalits in India
