Of poverty and plastic : scavenging and scrap trading entrepreneurs in India's urban informal economy /

This book documents & analyses the various facets of labouring lives at different levels of the value chain in the waste scavenging & plastic recycling sector. It links the economic social, & political factors that structure the well-being agency, & activities of actors operating in...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Gill, Kaveri
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zusammenfassung:
This book documents & analyses the various facets of labouring lives at different levels of the value chain in the waste scavenging & plastic recycling sector. It links the economic social, & political factors that structure the well-being agency, & activities of actors operating in this informal economy.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xix, 280 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill., map.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908809-8
Schlagworte:
Plastics industry and trade > Economic aspects > India > Delhi.
Ragpickers > India > Delhi.
Plastic scrap > India.
Business & Economics
Industries
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