Deepak K Mishra, Vandana Upadhyay, Atul Sarma

Unfolding Crisis in Assam's Tea Plantations

Employment and Occupational Mobility

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores labour relations and employment conditions in the tea sector in India in the wake of globalisation. Examining the extent, types and implications of inter-generational occupational mobility among tea garden labourers in Assam, the study unravels livelihood strategies and living conditions of labour under crisis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 150mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415523080
• ISBN-10: 0415523087
• Artikelnr.: 35549353

Autorenporträt

Deepak K. Mishra, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Vandana Upadhyay, Department of Economics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. Atul Sarma, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. List of Tables 1. Introduction 2. Tea Sector in Assam in
a Comparative Perspective 3. Employment Characteristics of Tea Labour 4.
Occupational Mobility among Tea Garden Labourers 5. Causes and Implications
of Occupational Mobility 6. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. About the
Authors. Index