Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative : : The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi / / T. M. Thomas Isaac, Pyralal Raghavan, Richard W. Franke.
The authors tell the story of a democratic workers' cooperative that makes hand-rolled cigarettes, known as "beedis," in the unorganized sector of a fiercely competitive capitalist economy in India. For decades, beedi workers have been among the most exploited and impoverished of Indi...
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Franke, Richard W., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative : The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi / T. M. Thomas Isaac, Pyralal Raghavan, Richard W. Franke. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018] ©1998 1 online resource (272 p.) : 1 map, 2 drawings, 10 halftones text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Cornell International Industrial and Labor Relations Reports Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note On The Spelling Of Indian Place-Names -- CHAPTER ONE. Beedi Workers And The Kerala Model -- CHAPTER TWO. The Making Of The Beedi Working Class -- CHAPTER THREE. Solidarity Versus Retrenchment: The Birth Of KDB -- CHAPTER FOUR. From Mobilization To Efficiency: The Role Of The Central Society -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Dynamics Of Shop Floor Democracy: Empowerment Versus Supervision In The Beedi Primary Cooperatives -- CHAPTER SIX. Efficiency And Profit In The Primary Societies: KDB's Market Dilemma -- CHAPTER SEVEN. KDB And The International Movement For Workers7 Cooperatives -- AFTERWORD. Tobacco Production And Diversification At KDB -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The authors tell the story of a democratic workers' cooperative that makes hand-rolled cigarettes, known as "beedis," in the unorganized sector of a fiercely competitive capitalist economy in India. For decades, beedi workers have been among the most exploited and impoverished of India's work force. In 1969, in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, several thousand workers banded together to form a worker-owned beedi cooperative. The authors argue that their skill and determination, combined with Kerala's generally leftist political culture, allowed them to beat the odds. The cooperative surprised the private sector beedi barons by creating an enterprise that has lasted and prospered, offering the best wages and benefits in the business, while making a profit and contributing to the local economy.The authors analyze the major features of the cooperative, assessing its overall structure, worker-elected management, shop floor democracy, and progress in providing a better life for its worker-owners. Tensions are also discussed, including the complaints of women workers and the need for diversification from tobacco. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) Cooperation India Kerala. Tobacco industry India Kerala. General Economics. Labor History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh Isaac, T. M. Thomas, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Raghavan, Pyralal, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package 9783110649680 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 9783110536171 https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501717550 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501717550 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501717550/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note On The Spelling Of Indian Place-Names -- CHAPTER ONE. Beedi Workers And The Kerala Model -- CHAPTER TWO. The Making Of The Beedi Working Class -- CHAPTER THREE. Solidarity Versus Retrenchment: The Birth Of KDB -- CHAPTER FOUR. From Mobilization To Efficiency: The Role Of The Central Society -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Dynamics Of Shop Floor Democracy: Empowerment Versus Supervision In The Beedi Primary Cooperatives -- CHAPTER SIX. Efficiency And Profit In The Primary Societies: KDB's Market Dilemma -- CHAPTER SEVEN. KDB And The International Movement For Workers7 Cooperatives -- AFTERWORD. Tobacco Production And Diversification At KDB -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note On The Spelling Of Indian Place-Names -- CHAPTER ONE. Beedi Workers And The Kerala Model -- CHAPTER TWO. The Making Of The Beedi Working Class -- CHAPTER THREE. Solidarity Versus Retrenchment: The Birth Of KDB -- CHAPTER FOUR. From Mobilization To Efficiency: The Role Of The Central Society -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Dynamics Of Shop Floor Democracy: Empowerment Versus Supervision In The Beedi Primary Cooperatives -- CHAPTER SIX. Efficiency And Profit In The Primary Societies: KDB's Market Dilemma -- CHAPTER SEVEN. KDB And The International Movement For Workers7 Cooperatives -- AFTERWORD. Tobacco Production And Diversification At KDB -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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