Worker Cooperatives in India
This book discusses the experiences of cooperative enterprises in India that have been operated by or influenced to a significant extent by trade unions. It describes the origins of these movements in India presenting a political-strategic view of their d
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Worker Cooperatives in India
Timothy Kerswell • Surendra Pratap
Worker Cooperatives in India
Timothy Kerswell Department of Government and Public Administration University of Macau Taipa, Macao
Surendra Pratap Center for Workers Education New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Preface
We began this project inspired by some developments in India, which link to the future fortunes of the working class. The accelerated pace of urbanisation, the increasing precariousness of work, and the crisis of the Indian left are all key factors indicative of the growing power of capital. Against this, our project intends to intervene in debates about the appropriate response, and in particular, whether developing cooperatives or other collective ways of living and working, beginning within capitalism, is a viable path by exploring its successes and pitfalls. In attempting this, we hope to enlighten the reader about the trade union cooperative movement an essential part of Indian labour history, and labour present. We hope to provoke a serious discussion about the nature and consequences of India’s so-called ‘informal sector’, and of particular political responses to it. We also hope to provoke debate about the role of ideology and imperialism in helping to decide the efficacy and even the fate of workers institutions. One of the most exci
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