Precarious Labour and Informal Economy Work, Anarchy, and Society in
An empirical account of one of India’s largest indigenous populations, this book tells the story of the Gonds—who currently face displacement and governmental control of the region’s forests, which has crippled their economy. Rather than protesting and ca
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Precarious Labour and Informal Economy Work, Anarchy, and Society in an Indian Village
Precarious Labour and Informal Economy
Smita Yadav
Precarious Labour and Informal Economy Work, Anarchy, and Society in an Indian Village
Smita Yadav University of Brighton Brighton, UK and University of Sussex Brighton, UK
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Foreword: If Not the State Then Who?
Post-Weberian definitions of a state, and its competences, have gradually added a variety of tasks that a state is expected to perform to be legitimised amongst its citizens. Indeed, nowadays the state is not only the only entity with the monopoly on the use of force, it is also an education provider, helps reallocating welfare and labour force, supports vulnerable citizens and groups, collects taxes to redistribute revenues and, in some extreme cases, protects citizens from their own (unhealthy) wishes—for instance, with higher taxes on alcohol or cigarettes. What if a state fails to fulfil one or more of the above roles? One could easily think that the state is not functioning properly to the point that it might be considered a “failed state.” But, what if the state were not the response to everything? Twentieth-century history has been an escalation of the importance of a state in citizen’s life. Rousseau’s social contract has complicated to include m
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