| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Beedi workers and the Kerala model -- The making of the Beedi working class -- Solidarity versus retrenchment : the birth of KDB -- From mobilization to efficiency : the role of the central society -- The dynamics of shop floor democracy : empowerment versus supervision in the Beedi primary cooperatives -- Efficiency and profit in the primary societies : KDB's market dilemma -- KDB and the International Movement for Workers' Cooperatives -- Afterword : Tobacco production and diversification at KDB |
| Summary |
The authors tell the story of a democratic workers' cooperative that makes hand-rolled cigarettes, known as "beedis," in the unorganized sector of a fiercely competitive capitalist economy in India. For decades, beedi workers have been among the most exploited and impoverished of India's work force. In 1969, in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, several thousand workers banded together to form a worker-owned beedi cooperative. The authors argue that their skill and determination, combined with Kerala's generally leftist political culture, allowed them to beat the odds. The cooperative surprised the private sector beedi barons by creating an enterprise that has lasted and prospered, offering the best wages and benefits in the business, while making a profit and contributing to the local economy. The authors analyze the major features of the cooperative, assessing its overall structure, worker-elected management, shop floor democracy, and progress in providing a better life for its worker-owners. Tensions are also discussed, including the complaints of women workers and the need for diversification from tobacco |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Firm)
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Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Firm) fast |
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Kerala Dinesh Beedi (Firm) nli |
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Tobacco industry -- India -- Kerala
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Cooperation -- India -- Kerala
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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Cooperation
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Tobacco industry
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Tabaksindustrie.
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workers cooperative.
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production cooperative.
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tobacco industry.
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tobacco worker.
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social class.
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caste.
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political aspect.
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management.
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marketing.
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working conditions.
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wage payment system.
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wages.
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women workers.
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trade union.
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profit.
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workers control.
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statistical table.
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Tobacco industry -- India -- Kerala.
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Cooperation -- India -- Kerala.
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coopérative de travailleurs.
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coopérative de production.
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industrie du tabac.
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travailleur du tabac.
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classe sociale.
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caste.
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aspect politique.
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gestion.
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marketing.
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conditions de travail.
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système de rémunération.
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salaire.
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travailleuses.
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syndicat.
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profit.
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contrôle ouvrier.
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tableau statistique.
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cooperativa de trabajadores.
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cooperativa de producción.
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industria del tabaco.
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obrero tabacalero.
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clase social.
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casta.
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aspecto político.
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administración.
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mercadotecnia.
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condiciones de trabajo.
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sistema de remuneración.
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salario.
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trabajadoras.
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sindicato.
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utilidad.
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control obrero.
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cuadros estadísticos.
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India -- Kerala
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India.
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Inde.
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India.
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bibliography.
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map.
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photograph.
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bibliographie.
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carte géographique.
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photographie.
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bibliografía.
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fotografía.
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mapa.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Franke, Richard W
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Raghavan, Pyaralal
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| ISBN |
9781501717550 |
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1501717553 |
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