| Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative: The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Cornell International Report , No 34) |  | Authors: T. M. Thomas Isaac, Richard W. Franke, Pyralal Raghavan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
Buy New: $20.76
as of 9/6/2010 20:32 MDT details
You Save: $6.19 (23%)
New (4) Used (2) from $20.76
Seller: indoobestsellers
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 2,371,583
Media: Paperback
Pages: 255
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0801484154
Dewey Decimal Number: 334.68371095483
EAN: 9780801484155
ASIN: 0801484154
Publication Date: June 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Study based on Qualitative Research Interviews July 17, 1999
Nathan Horst ndhorst@hotmail.com (Harrisonburg, Va)
A refreshing treatment of alternative economic organization. In a casual and conversational manner the author saves us the sugar coated reviews of the all-but magical Kerala development story and dives right into the reality of an industrial cooperative in an Indian state that is breaking all of the capitalist rules and still winning the game! A must read for anyone interested in the struggle to transform exploitation into cooperation and voluntary participation. This book is a breath of fresh air in the sometimes stale realm of economic literature. Includes detailed analysis of organizational structure of Kerala Dinesh Beedi.
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. Powered by Keralam.ws | |
