Workers, Unions, and Global Capitalism : : Lessons from India /

Workers, Unions, and Global Capitalism : : Lessons from India / / Rohini Hensman.

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While it's easy to blame globalization for shrinking job opportunities, dangerous declines in labor standards, and a host of related discontents, the "flattening" of the world has also created unprecedented opportunities for worker organization. By expanding employment in developing c...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Hensman, Rohini,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (440 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Emancipatory Action Research Into Workers' Struggles
  • 2. Defining Globalization
  • 3. Four Sources of the Global Crisis of 2008
  • 4. Capital, the State, and Trade Union Rights
  • 5. Employees' Unions: An Experiment in Union Democracy
  • 6. Informal Labor: The Struggle for Legal Recognition
  • 7. Working Women and Reproductive Labor
  • 8. Employment Creation and Welfare
  • 9. International Strategies
  • 10. Conclusion: Toward Global Solidarity
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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