1st Edition

Work in a Metro Intense, Flexible, Insecure

By Anuradha Kalhan Copyright 2018
434 Pages
by Routledge

434 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

434 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume is about why ‘work’ changed to become more precarious around the turn of the century. This happened not just in the developed world but also inside sectors that were demarcated as organized and modern within developing countries like India. In these sectors, unlike the greater part of the Indian economy, insecure jobs were uncommon before winds of change made them normal. This shift... Read more
1. Introduction: Insecurity Hypothesis 2. The Insecurity Hypothesis and Flexibilization of Labour Markets 3. The Survey and Analysis 4. Correlates of Insecurity: Human Resource Management 5. Correlates of the Insecurity: Skill Formation 6. Correlates of Insecurity: Trade Unions 7. Conclusion

Biography



Anuradha Kalhan has taught economics in Mumbai for thirty years and has a PhD in the subject from the University of Mumbai. She has been an active member of the Bombay University and College Teachers Union, a member of its executive committee and an elected member of the Senate of University of Mumbai. She was a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi in 2013-15. As an independent researcher she now divides her time between California, Scotland, Mumbai and Pune.