Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative : The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi /

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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 Indi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Franke, Richard W. (Autor), Isaac, T. M. Thomas (Autor), Raghavan, Pyralal (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Colección:Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
Temas:
Cooperation > India > Kerala.
Tobacco industry > India > Kerala.
General Economics.
Labor History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note On The Spelling Of Indian Place-Names
  • CHAPTER ONE. Beedi Workers And The Kerala Model
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Making Of The Beedi Working Class
  • CHAPTER THREE. Solidarity Versus Retrenchment: The Birth Of KDB
  • CHAPTER FOUR. From Mobilization To Efficiency: The Role Of The Central Society
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Dynamics Of Shop Floor Democracy: Empowerment Versus Supervision In The Beedi Primary Cooperatives
  • CHAPTER SIX. Efficiency And Profit In The Primary Societies: KDB's Market Dilemma
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. KDB And The International Movement For Workers7 Cooperatives
  • AFTERWORD. Tobacco Production And Diversification At KDB
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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