Noronha, Ernesto creator Sharma, R.N. text xu| 1999 continuing ng p.1454-460 This article attempts to demonstrate, through a case study that the ascendancy of new liberal policies has led to the decline of the welfare state and that this has had an adverse effect on the employment situation and the lives of the workers. - Reproduced Social policy - India Welfare state - India Labour - India Labour Economic and Political Weekly 180718