The Labor of Development: Workers and the Transformation of Capitalism in Kerala, India - Couverture souple

Heller, Patrick

 
9780801486241: The Labor of Development: Workers and the Transformation of Capitalism in Kerala, India
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0801486246 ISBN 13 : 9780801486241
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2000

Synopsis

The state of Kerala in southern India is notable for the ways in which lower-class mobilization and state intervention have combined to create one of the most successful cases of social and redistributive development in the Third World. In contrast to predictions that labor militancy in developing countries threatens to overload fledgling democratic institutions and derail economic growth, The Labor of Development shows that the political and economic inclusion of industrial and agricultural workers in Kerala set the stage for a democratically negotiated capitalist transformation.When compared to the other Indian states, Kerala's departure from the national pattern is tied to its history of social movements and highlights the significance of understanding sub-national patterns of democratic consolidation and state building. The case of Kerala provides important theoretical insights into the circumstances under which the expansion of political and social citizenship can become the basis for managing economic change. Using examples from agriculture, industry, and the informal sector, Patrick Heller examines the institutional and political dynamics through which the demands of organized labor and the imperatives of capitalist growth have evolved from a period of open conflict and stagnation to one of class compromise. He also demonstrates that the Kerala model has broad ramifications for understanding the relationship between substantive democracy and market economies in low-income countries.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Heller is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801486246
ISBN 13 
9780801486241
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0801435900 ISBN 13 :  9780801435904
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2000
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