The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy - Couverture souple

Balakrishnan, Radhika

 
9781565491397: The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1565491394 ISBN 13 : 9781565491397
Editeur : Kumarian Press, 2001

Synopsis

An exploration of how current globalizing economic trends impact on the lives of women workers in Asia, looking specifically at the dynamics and growth of subcontracted labor. The contributors explore the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, making links to the global economy, and to household level changes in women's financial security and work opportunities. They present case studies from Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India, and explore the implications for women's empowerment and changing social relations of production. For scholars, students and researchers interested in women's roles in economic development and in a globalizing world economy. An exploration of how current globalizing economic trends impact on the lives of women workers in Asia, looking specifically at the dynamics and growth of subcontracted labor. Case studies from Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India connect global economic change in labor and production to household level changes in women's financial security and work opportunities. The international contributors consider these changes from the point of view of women's empowerment and changing social relations of production. For scholars, students and researchers interested in women's roles in economic development and in a globalizing world economy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Radhika Balakrishnan has a Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University and is an associate professor of Economics at Marymount Manhattan College. Namrata Bali is the Secretary of Sewa (Self Employed Women's Association), a registered Trade Union of informal sector women workers with a membership of 2,018,000 women in India.

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Éditeur
Kumarian Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1565491394
ISBN 13 
9781565491397
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  1565491408 ISBN 13 :  9781565491403
Editeur : Kumarian Press, 2001
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