
The Power to Choose
Bangladeshi Women and Labour Market Decisions in London and Dhaka
Naila Kabeer(Author)
Verso Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
484 pages
978-1-85984-206-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this path-breaking study, social economist Naila Kabeer examines the lives of Bangladeshi garment workers in Bangladesh and Britain to shed light on the question of what constitutes "fair" competition in international trade. She argues that if the unhealthy coalition of multinationals and labor movements is truly seeking to improve the working conditions for women and children in the "Third World," as well as those of western workers, their efforts should be directed away from an attempt to impose labor standards and towards a support for the organization of labor rights. Any attempt to devise acceptable labor standards at an international level which takes no account of the forces of inclusion and exclusion with local labor movements is, she further argues, likely to represent the interests of the powerful at the expense of those of the weak.
Reviews / Votes
A fascinating study of how women workers at two geographic poles of the global garment industry view their lives and work. Textured, ethically probing and challenging-a must read for anyone concerned about the impact of globalisation on workers. -- Gita Sen, Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Kabeer has provided valuable statistical data and informative personal testimonies on the lives of an often neglected section of women workers. * Socialist Review *More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85984-206-5 (9781859842065)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
05/2020
Verso Books
€38.99
Available for download
Previous edition

Book
06/2000
Verso Books
€44.76
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Person
Naila Kabeer is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. She has worked extensively on issues related to gender and development in Bangladesh, India and Vietnam.