Informal Labor, Formal Politics, and Dignified Discontent in India (Paperback, New)

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 or fail. Drawing from 300 interviews with informal workers, government officials and union leaders, Rina Agarwala argues that Indian informal workers are using their power as voters to demand welfare benefits from the state, rather than demanding traditional work benefits from employers. In addition, they are organizing at the neighborhood level, rather than the shop floor, and appealing to 'citizenship', rather than labor rights.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	April 2013
Authors:	Rina Agarwala
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-66308-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General
LSN:	1-107-66308-3
Barcode:	9781107663084

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