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In a penetrating anthropological study of the working poor in India, Jan Breman examines the lives of those who, pushed out of the agrarian labour market, depend on casual work. Beginning his local-level research in two villages in south Gujarat, the author discusses the mobilisation of casual labour, which is hired and fired according to the need of the moment, and transferred for the duration of the job to destinations far away from the home area. His case-study reveals that the circulation of labour is indicative of an employment pattern which dominates both the rural and urban economy of large parts of South Asia. Elaborating on the social profile of the work migrants, the author argues that their identity is shaped by both class and caste relations and, despite action by state agencies, nothing of significance has been achieved to improve their quality of life.
This Book, Co-Published With Cambridge University Press, Breaks New Ground In The Field Of Industrial Anthroplogy. The Focus Of The Book Is On The Uneasy Relationship Between The Permanent (Organised Sector) Industrial Workers, Who Have The Protection Of The Factory Act And The Trade Unions, And The Temporary (Unorganised) Workers. The Author Questions Whether India Has A Dual Economy And Society In Which These Two Groups Of Workers Act As Distinct Classes With Opposed Interests. Dr Holmstrom Uses A Wide Range Of Material, From The Opinions And Life Stories Of Workers To Accounts Of Recent Union Movements In The `Unorganised Sector`, And Contributes Critically To The Debate On `Dualism` And Its Underlying Assumptions.
With special reference to Gujarat, India.
Using data from a survey of construction firms in two cities in Tamil Nadu conducted in 1985-1989, examines the interrelationship between production and labour systems and between the formal and informal sectors. Analyses the modes of subcontracting between different types of building enterprises, and of labour relations and occupational mobility among regular and casual workers. Presents conclusions concerning the role of the state in promoting small-scale firms, the impact of this activity on labour markets, and housing programmes for the poor.
"In continuation of his study of the underclass in rural Gujarat, Jan Breman's present book traces the historical antecedents of the ongoing subordination of rural labor. He takes a retrospective look at the dynamics of social and political developments before and since Independence. This forms the basis of his new fieldwork in south Gujarat carried out between 2004 and 2006." "This book will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, development studies, and labour studies."--BOOK JACKET.
This Collection Of Essays Is Concerned With The Huge Mass Of Unskilled Labour Wandering Around In Search Of Work In Western India. Based On Empirical Research Of Over Two Decades In A Small Town Of South Gujarat. Dust Jacket Frayed Around The Edges.
Concerns Y. Baud: "Women working in the informal sector: the role of technological change and women's organizations". This paper summarises the results of a 1985 seminar on women's work in the informal sector in an international perspective, with special reference to manufacturing production and subcontracting work. Three basic topics were discussed: first, the conceptual aspects of the informal sector and the analysis of women's work from a gender perspective. Second, the impact of technological change on the labour process and the informalisation of women's work both in developed and developing countries. Third, the manner in which women working within the context of casual work relations manage to organise themselves and the strategies they adopt. The constraints which pertain to the socio-political and economic context are highlighted.