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Purple economy

Santhosh Kumar 25/10/2023

Purple economy upsc mind map
Context
Shanti Raghavan
Recipient of Business Line Changemakers Award (2020)
Leads EnAble India
Working towards a purple economy
Promote disability inclusion
Create large-scale job opportunities
Care Economy definition
Economic activities related to care & support
Healthcare
Childcare
Elderly care
Improving well-being
Encompasses
Paid care work
Unpaid care work
Purple Economy definition
Economic order focusing on caring labour sustainability
Complements green economy
Aims to
Organize around caring labour sustainability
Address inequality
Due to reliance on women's unpaid & underpaid labour
Promote cultural potential of goods & services
Contribute to diverse cultural environment
Examples
Digital
Tourism
Luxury goods
Housing

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