It is natural for labour-intensive jobs to go to low-cost countries, he says.
Demand from older people for labour-intensive services will drive up the wages of the unskilled.
It is doubtful that more than 50 percent of the basin was suitable for labour-intensive methods of cultivation.
For labour-intensive manufacturers geared to the export market, China may be losing some of its shine.
Richard Humphries, the King's Fund's social care expert, thinks there may be mileage in presenting a boost for labour-intensive social care as a boost for the economy.
Now, however, the government has decided on an ambitious project to build a freight corridor.The problem of poor infrastructure is particularly acute for labour-intensive industries.
Its clothing designs are drawn up with the purpose of creating work in developing countries, opting for labour-intensive hand-production techniques that create demand for skills such as hand-weaving, knitting and embroidery.
The bureaucracy needs to be reformed; Bimal Jalan, a former central-bank governor, says the number of ministries should be cut.But the big question is whether Mr Modi can make India a global hub for labour-intensive manufacturing.
He is also working on cutting other taxes for labour-intensive industries, such as textiles and shoes.Whether that will speed growth is not clear, but it has given Mr Cavallo political support denied to his predecessors.
India and the Philippines, by contrast, which should be "natural destinations" for labour-intensive investment, appear to be sitting out the action, he says.More yuan appreciation would in many cases simply accelerate the relocatin of labour-intensive manufacturing to other countries.
