1st Edition
Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan
By Christopher Candland
Copyright 2008
224 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In this first comparative study of organized labor in India and Pakistan, the author analyses the impact and role of organized labor in democratization and development. The study provides a unique comparative history of Indian and Pakistani labor politics. It begins in the early twentieth century, when permanent unions first formed in the South Asian Subcontinent. Additionally, it offers an... Read more
Introduction: Wealth, Wellbeing, and Social Institutions 1. Organized Labor and Democratic Consolidation 2. The State and Economic Development 3. Economic Reform and Labor's Response 4. Reorganizing Industry, Disorganizing Workers 5. Labor, Democracy, and Development
Biography
Christopher Candland is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Co-Director of South Asia Studies at Wellesley College, USA. He has served as an advisor on international labor affairs and trade to Democratic Party leadership in the US House of Representative's Subcommittee on Trade and to a federal advisory committee reporting to the US Secretary of State.
