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Gender, Class and Occupation : Working Class Men doing Dirty Work
Simpson, Ruth - 2016
This insightful new study explores an emerging and growing interest in Sociology and Organization Studies which concerns the meanings and experiences of ‘dirty’ work. Based on a unique study of male street cleaners, refuse collectors, graffiti removers and butchers, and drawing on Bourdieu...
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Intergenerational Mobility : A Study of Social Classes in India
Majumder, Rajarshi - 2013
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Education and Occupation in India -- Chapter 3: Intergenerational Mobility … quite substantial in India, especially the division along caste lines. The book addresses this research gap and explores the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016642
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Business and Management Practices in South Asia : A Collection of Case Studies
Sikdar, Arijit (ed.); Pereira, Vijay (ed.) - 2019
This book presents case studies of South Asian companies that have strategic business implications, highlighting the complex interplay of business and social dynamics in South Asia. This region is a wide agglomeration of very different countries that share somewhat common cultures and issues and...
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Mainstreaming the Northeast in India’s Look and Act East Policy
Sarma, Atul (ed.); Choudhury, Saswati (ed.) - 2018
This book provides a detailed account of the evolution of India’s Look and Act East Policy, addressing the nuances of … the policy and its efficacy for the Northeast Region. The Northeastern India as a region is landlocked, sharing most of … prospects for trade, investment and connectivity between Northeast India and Southeast Asian countries. Further, it discusses a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397658
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Handbook of International Insurance : Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies
Cummins, J. David (ed.); Venard, Bertrand (ed.) - 2007
Evolution of Insurance in India -- South African Insurance Markets -- Recent Developments in the Brazilian Insurance Market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014345
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Capitalism and Class in the Gulf Arab States
Hanieh, Adam - 2011
This book analyzes the recent development of Gulf capitalism through to the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. Situating the Gulf within the evolution of capitalism at a global scale, it presents a novel theoretical interpretation of this important region of the Middle East political economy
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053800
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Class, surplus, and the division of labour : a post-Marxian exploration
Polak, Michał - 2013
The traditional Marxian picture of a two-class polarisation seems far removed from today's diverse society. Re-examining the very foundations of the Marxian theory in the process, the author argues that important critiques can fruitfully be understood and to accomplish the goal, he extends the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106364
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The Progress of Education in India : A Quantitative Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
Borooah, Vani Kant - 2017
This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India's recent progress in the education sector. India, as one of … argues that India needs to make this young population economically productive through education. The chapters in the book … address whether India has succeeded in exploiting this demographic dividend, both in terms of numbers educated and the quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397179
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The Economy of South Asia : From 1950 to the Present
Roy, Tirthankar - 2017
between the five large countries in the region: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It shows why, despite … Economy I: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh -- Chapter 4. The State and the Economy II: Sri Lanka and Nepal -- Chapter 5. Growth … and Development -- Chapter 6. Land Reform -- Chapter 7. The Green Revolution -- Chapter 8. Trade and Industry I: India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397274
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Towards Equitable Progress : Essays from a South Asian Perspective
Gunaratna, K. Locana - 2018
This book gathers a collection of essays presented from the perspective of a spatial planner whose working life has been immersed in South Asia. It concerns some of the serious challenges that need to be confronted in the South Asian context, including the externalities and ethical concerns that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396752