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India's Unfree Workforce: Of Bondage Old and New

By Jan Breman , Isabelle Guerin and Aseem Prakash

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780195698466
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
49 MB (51000070 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
399\418
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Politics
Time added
2024-10-25 16:25:21
DevelopmentLabour StudiesMigration

Description

This volume makes a distinction between agrarian bondage as it existed in the past and the contemporary practices of bondage in various branches of the economy. It suggests that the analysis for bonded labour cannot be disassociated from a broader analysis related to the whole landscape of labour. The emergence of neo-bondage is strongly connected to the reinforcement of the informalization of labour relationships as well as the intensification of circulation and labour migration. Neo-bondage is strongly connected to the increased monetization of commodity exchanges and of social relationships, as well as the development of mass consumption. The authors do not accept the proposition that labour bondage is likely to disappear when economic growth is sustained at its current rate.

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