Informal labor, formal politics, and dignified discontent in India / Rina Agarwala.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2013Description: xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
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- 9781107059733 (hbk.)
- 331 AGA 23 010678
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| 330 SAM 000048 समष्टि अर्थशास्त्र एक परिचय : | 330 SUB 005166 Essays in economics and other cheerful themes : | 331. 8732 HUM 020459 Why informal workers organize : contentious politics, enforcement, and the state / | 331 AGA 010678 Informal labor, formal politics, and dignified discontent in India / | 331 ARO 013758 Paths of human economy / | 331 BAR 012161 Informal labour in urban India : | 331 CHA 017455 The future of work, technology, and basic income / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and index.
1.Introduction: Informal Labor and Formal Politics
1.1.Informal Labor Organizes in Unique Classes
1.2.Informal Labor Organizes Even Under Neoliberalism
1.3.States Condition Informal Labor Movement Effectiveness
1.4.Informal Labor Movements Dignify Workers' Discontent
2.Struggling with Informality
2.1.Building a New Class Struggle
2.2.Creating a New Class Identity
2.3.Conclusions
3.The Success of Competitive Populism
3.1.Tamil Nadu: Substantial State Benefits for Informal Labor
3.2.Populism: A Surviving Phenomenon
3.3.Caste and Ethnic Nationalism Overlooks Informal Labor (1800-1977)
3.4.New Shades of Populism Protect Informal Labor (1977-Present)
3.5.Project from Below: Framing Informal Labor as "Common" Voters
3.6.Project from Above: Capitalizing on Informal Labor Support
4.Communism's Resistance to Change
4.1.West Bengal: Few to Some State Benefits for Informal Labor
Contents note continued: 4.2.Communism: A Radical Class Agenda for Social Justice
4.3.Project from Above: Entrenching Power
4.4.Project from Below: Failing to Fit into State Interests
4.5.Shifting Politics: A Shift for Informal Labor
4.6.Conclusions
5.The Minimal Gains of Accommodation
5.1.Maharashtra: Some State Benefits for Informal Labor
5.2.Dominant Caste Power
5.3.Project from Above: Ensuring Economic Growth through Informal Labor
5.4.Project from Below: Finding a Political Voice in the Economic Agenda
5.5.Conclusions.
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