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Workers, Unions, and Global Capitalism
Rohini Hensman
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Description for Workers, Unions, and Global Capitalism
Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
While it's easy to blame globalization for shrinking job opportunities, dangerous declines in labor standards, and a host of related discontents, the "flattening" of the world has also created unprecedented opportunities for worker organization. By expanding employment in developing countries, especially for women, globalization has formed a basis for stronger workers' rights, even in remote sites of production. Using India's labor movement as a model, Rohini Hensman charts the successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses, of the struggle for workers' rights and organization in a rich and varied nation. As Indian products gain wider acceptance in global markets, the disparities ... Read more
While it's easy to blame globalization for shrinking job opportunities, dangerous declines in labor standards, and a host of related discontents, the "flattening" of the world has also created unprecedented opportunities for worker organization. By expanding employment in developing countries, especially for women, globalization has formed a basis for stronger workers' rights, even in remote sites of production. Using India's labor movement as a model, Rohini Hensman charts the successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses, of the struggle for workers' rights and organization in a rich and varied nation. As Indian products gain wider acceptance in global markets, the disparities ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231148009
SKU
V9780231148009
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About Rohini Hensman
Rohini Hensman is a writer and independent scholar based in Bombay. She has published extensively on issues of worker's rights, women's rights, and the rights of minorities and is the coauthor of Beyond Multinationalism: Management Policy and Bargaining Relationships in International Companies.
Reviews for Workers, Unions, and Global Capitalism
Overall, the author makes a comprehensive and persuasive case for global labor reform. CHOICE A well-researched book on the subject of global capitalism and workers' rights... BizIndia