TY  - BOOK
AU  - Agarwala,Rina
TI  - Informal labor, formal politics, and dignified discontent in India
SN  - 9781107059733
U1  - 331 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Informal sector (Economics)
KW  - India
KW  - Labor movement
KW  - Unskilled labor
KW  - Labor unions
N2  - This book offers a fresh and provocative look into the alternative social movements informal workers in India are launching. It also offers a unique analysis of the conditions under which these movements succeed or fail. Drawing from 300 interviews with informal workers, government officials and union leaders, Rina Agarwala argues that Indian informal workers are using their power as voters to demand welfare benefits from the state, rather than demanding traditional work benefits from employers. In addition, they are organizing at the neighborhood level, rather than the shop floor, and appealing to 'citizenship', rather than labor righ
ER  -