At Work in the Informal Economy of India

A Perspective from the Bottom Up (Oip)
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-19-946771-6
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 467 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 466 g

With labour being pushed out of agriculture, Jan Breman analyses why, when, and how the massive shift in production and employment came about. The book is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the past and present path of capitalism and dwells on the abominable condition of the unorganized workforce and the commodification of labour, familiarizing the reader with the concept of informality and its ramifications. The second part, a compilation of
well-established, critical readings in the field by the author, elaborates on themes and issues introduced in the first part of the book. Drawing upon detailed field accounts and a critique of the informal sector at both analytical and empirical levels, the author examines different aspects of the labour
regime that, in the past decades, has become dominant in the world at large, with serious consequences for the labouring poor in India.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Breman, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Über Autor(innen)

Jan Breman is Emeritus Professor of Comparative Sociology at the University of Amsterdam and Honorary Fellow with the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.