Globalisation, Development and Plantation Labour in India
1st Edition
Published on 12. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-367-17717-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a detailed examination of the impact of globalisation on plantation labour, dominated by women labour, in India. The studies presented here highlight the perpetuation of low wages, inferior social status and low human development of workers in this sector and point out the movement of labour away from this sector and the resultan
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-17717-1 (9780367177171)
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Globalisation, Development and Plantation Labour in India
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1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
K. J. Joseph is Ministry of Commerce Chair Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
P. K. Viswanathan is Associate Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
P. K. Viswanathan is Associate Professor at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Content
List of Tables. List of Figures and charts. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Globalisation, inclusive development and Plantation labour: An introduction 2. Wages, mobility and labour market institutions in tea plantations: The case of West Bengal and Assam 3. Women?s labour in the tea sector: Changing trajectories and emerging challenges 4. Employment Status and human development of tea plantation workers in West Bengal 5. Employment and livelihood of workers in natural rubber, black pepper and cardamom 6. Plantation Labour Act 1951 and social cost ? The case of tea industry 7. Labour shortage in coffee plantation areas ? Coping strategies of small growers in Kodagu district 8. Labour Shortage in rubber sector in Kerala: An analysis 9. Gender impact of trade reforms in India: An analysis of tea and rubber production sectors Index.