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:
The book is very well written and offers a scholarly treatise on the rise, growth and development of a workers' co-operative. The quality of the book is enhanced by examining the accomplishments of the KDB against a backdrop of the international literature and experience in worker co-operatives. The book must find a place in all libraries of all types of institutions (including trade unions), serious academicians and managers of co-operatives.
--B. R. Patil "Journal of Industrial Relations"