| #1808414 in eBooks | 2013-02-28 | 2014-02-19 | File type: PDF|||"What a splendid book! In the face of market fundamentalism, Rina Agarwala shows how informal workers in India have managed to exploit competitive politics to wring concessions from the state. A chink of light in a bleak scene. Labor optimists and pessimists a
Since the 1980s, the world's governments have decreased state welfare and thus increased the number of unprotected 'informal' or 'precarious' workers. As a result, more and more workers do not receive secure wages or benefits from either employers or the state. This book offers a fresh and provocative look into the alternative social movements informal workers in India are launching. It also offers a unique analysis of the conditions under which these movements succeed o...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Informal Labor, Formal Politics, and Dignified Discontent in India (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) | Rina Agarwala. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!