Pub Date: June 15, 1998
Dewey: 334.68371095
LCCN: 97052189
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 18 to UP
Physical Info: 0.75" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.25 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural and Social | Political Science | Political Economy | Business and Economics | Economics | General | Labor and Industrial Relations | Sociology
Series: Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports
Description:
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...
Review Quotes:
An impressive piece of anthropology, comparative politics, economic history, and labor relations.... An inspiring story, movingly recounted.
-- "Journal of Comparative Economics"