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Unfolding Crisis in Assam's Tea Plantations Employment and Occupational Mobility
278 Pages
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Routledge India
278 Pages
by
Routledge India
278 Pages
by
Routledge India
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As the Indian economy integrates into global circuits of production, exchange and accumulation, the burdens of adjustment are shared unequally by different sectors, classes and regions. This study unravels the livelihood strategies and living conditions of labour in the tea gardens of Assam. The tea sector has been undergoing a crisis since the 1990s, with stagnant production, decline in exports,... Read more
Acknowledgements. List of Tables 1. Introduction 2. Tea Sector in Assam in a Comparative Perspective 3. Employment Characteristics of Tea Labour 4. Occupational Mobility among Tea Garden Labourers 5. Causes and Implications of Occupational Mobility 6. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index
Biography
Deepak K. Mishra, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Vandana Upadhyay, Department of Economics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Atul Sarma, Institute of Human Development, New Delhi.
