{"product_id":"footloose-labour-working-in-indias-informal-economy-paperback-9780521568241","title":"Footloose Labour; Working in India's Informal Economy (Paperback) 9780521568241","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFootloose Labour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWorking in India's Informal Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThisstudy of the working poor in India examines the lives of those who, pushed out of the agrarian labour market, depend on casual work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Breman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521568241, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 September 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The author has been working in the economy of South Gujerat for half a lifetime, and his knowledge of it, and particularly of labourers within it, is profound.' Asian Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Changing profile of rural labour\u003cbr\u003e 2. Inflow of labour into south Gujarat\u003cbr\u003e 3. Contact between demand and supply\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quality of the labour process\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mode of wage payment and secondary labour conditions\u003cbr\u003e 6. State care for unregulated labour\u003cbr\u003e 7. Proletarian life and social consciousness.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e], Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology: work \u0026amp; labour [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology: work \u0026amp; labour\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology:%20work%20\u0026amp;%20labour%20%5BJHBL%5D%22\"\u003eJHBL\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005364883736,"sku":"9780521568241","price":38.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521568241i_83ca32b4-1371-4cee-b80d-f4eff0452675.jpg?v=1691369875","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/footloose-labour-working-in-indias-informal-economy-paperback-9780521568241","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}