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Title

Labour and gender : survival in urban India / U. Kalpagam.

Author

Kalpagam, U.

Publication

New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1994.

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Description

309 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Combining empirical macro evidence and detailed case studies based on fieldwork, this book deals with the interrelated issues of labour, gender and survival among urban workers and the urban poor in India. It provides a gendered understanding of the functioning of the urban labour market and of household survival strategies. By weaving together theoretical insights and empirical evidence, Dr. Kalpagam suggests ways of introducing gender as an analytical category into the discipline of political economy and of introducing patriarchy into studies of the labour market. The book argues forcefully that gender issues cannot be studied in isolation but must be located within the structural context and dynamics of the economy. The author bases her conclusions on a wide cross-section of case studies which include rag-pickers, construction workers, slum and pavement vendors, fisherwomen and export garment workers. In the process, Dr. Kalpagam examines the experiences of women's groups, their struggles and efforts at mobilisation, thereby providing valuable insights into the women's movement in India. Bringing together interesting case studies and analytical insights into the macro-economy within a rigorous theoretical and conceptual framework, this book will interest economists and those engaged in gender studies and development studies.

Alternative Title

Labour & gender

Subject

• Geschichte 1971-1991
• Geschichte 1971-1991
• Women > Employment > India
• Informal sector (Economics) > India

Genre/Form

• bibliography.
• bibliographie.
• bibliografía.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The Analytics of Work and Survival -- 2. Labour Market Segmentation in a Multistructural Context: Implications for the Female Labour Force -- 3. The Urban Labour Force: Characteristics and Trends -- 4. Women as a Reserve Army of Labour: A Reappraisal -- 5. Women, Technology and Forms of Production: Some Policy Issues -- 6. Labour in Small Industry: The Case of the Garment Export Industry in Madras City -- 7. Coping with Urban Poverty: A Profile of Workers in the Informal Sector -- 8. Feminist Perspectives on Struggles in the Informal Sector -- 9. Organising Around Credit: The Case of the Working Women's Forum -- 10. The Discourse and Practice of Informal Sector Politics.

ISBN

• 0803991479 (U.S.)
• 0803991487 (U.S. : pbk.)

LCCN

^^^93034795^

OCLC

• 28929150
• SCSB-11150860

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Harvard Library