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Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative - The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Paperback)
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Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative - The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Paperback)
Series: Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
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The authors tell the story of a democratic workers' cooperative
that makes hand-rolled cigarettes, known as "beedis," in the
unorganized sector of a fiercely competitive capitalist economy in
India. For decades, beedi workers have been among the most
exploited and impoverished of India's work force. In 1969, in the
southwestern Indian state of Kerala, several thousand workers
banded together to form a worker-owned beedi cooperative. The
authors argue that their skill and determination, combined with
Kerala's generally leftist political culture, allowed them to beat
the odds. The cooperative surprised the private sector beedi barons
by creating an enterprise that has lasted and prospered, offering
the best wages and benefits in the business, while making a profit
and contributing to the local economy.The authors analyze the major
features of the cooperative, assessing its overall structure,
worker-elected management, shop floor democracy, and progress in
providing a better life for its worker-owners. Tensions are also
discussed, including the complaints of women workers and the need
for diversification from tobacco.
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