The Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in India

The Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in India
Author: Morris David Morris
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1965
Genre: Labor
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Historical account of working conditions, hours of work and wages in the textile industry of India shows that such traditions as the caste social structure and rural areas ties have not inhibited rural migration to urban areas districts, or the recruitment of textile workers. Instability encouraged strikes and the creation of trade unions, and forced state regulations on labour administration. Statistical tables. Bibliography pp. 247-257.

Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in a Dual Economy: British India 1880-1920

Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in a Dual Economy: British India 1880-1920
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1977
Genre:
ISBN:

Monograph on the historical emergence of industrial labour force in India's dual economy labour market during the period from 1880 to 1920 - reviews critically current economic theories on rural migration and labour supply based on demographic aspects or income differential considerations and stresses the importance of the 'reserve price of labour' in subsistence farming. Bibliography, diagrams, maps and statistical tables.

The Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in India

The Emergence of an Industrial Labor Force in India
Author: David Morris Morris
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520316967

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.