Includes bibliographical references (pages [238]-253) and index.
Urban informal sector in South Asia : an introduction / Neera Chandhoke and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal -- Social protection policies for the urban informal sector : the Indian perspective / Sanjay Kumar Agrawal and Anupama -- Social protection polices in the urban informal sector of Pakistan : an overview / Karamat Ali and Nimra Wasim -- Social protection in the urban informal sector in Sri Lanka / Siri Hettige -- Social protection policies for the urban informal sector in Bangladesh / Nazmunnessa Mahtab -- Urban informal sector in selected cities of South Asia : the case of Nepal / Govind Prasad Dhakal -- Conclusions / Anupama and Sanjay Kumar Agrawal