Description: Uses two case studies to demonstrate how neoliberal reforms in India have de-democratized labor politics.
Brief description: Manjusha Nair is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.
Review Quotes:
"This book is an important contribution in several ways. There are not many books on the historical sociology of social mobilisations in post-colonial India; this is a welcome addition to the literature. The book is of modest length; Nair proves that we do not need to write tomes to make great books ... In time, this book may well come to be considered among the pioneering works on the topic." -- Asian Journal of Social Science
"This book is a significant contribution to a growing understanding of the precarious nature of work, be it in formal or informal sectors." -- Economic and Political Weekly