Overview
- Evaluates the experiences of trade union cooperatives in India
- Presents case studies of social experiments conducted in India in which trade unions have formed cooperatives for production and service provision for the working class movement
- Provides an extensive criticism of India’s self-employed women’s association as a model of a depoliticized trade union cooperative
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“An important contribution to the literature on cooperatives, Worker Cooperatives in India analyzes the achievements and limitations of three cooperatives formed from below, and it critiques a cooperative formed from above that is adapted to neoliberalism. The book demonstrates the importance of state support for cooperatives as well as the necessity for a politically intelligent ideology of the Left, which posits constructing socialist forms during the popular struggle for political power in capitalist nations.” (Charles McKelvey, Professor Emeritus, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, Author of The Evolution and Significance of the Cuban Revolution)
“Timothy Kerswell and Surendra Pratap have done an in-depth study of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha and other movements in India analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. They are not only researchers, they provide an inner eye to India’s working class movements.” (Dr Saibal Jana,Chief Physician, Shaheed Hospital (Martyr’s Hospital), Dalli-Rajhara, Chhattisgarh, India)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Timothy Kerswell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at the University of Macau SAR, China. Along with this book, he is the author of numerous articles and book chapters. His research interests include the political economy of India and China, imperialism, Indian politics and political history, informal labour in Asia, labour and migration policy, and Marxist political thought. He previously worked for the Australian Government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship on labour market policy, and for the trade union United Voice as a researcher.
Surendra Pratap is a lifelong labour activist with a wealth of experience in India's labour movement. He is the director of the Centre for Workers Education, New Delhi, and the author of numerous books, policy papers, research articles and book chapters dealing primarily with workers and working class movements.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Worker Cooperatives in India
Authors: Timothy Kerswell, Surendra Pratap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0384-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0383-8Published: 20 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4402-2Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0384-5Published: 09 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 148
Topics: Development Studies, Economic Policy, Labour Law/Social Law, Labor Economics