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Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The World of Work in Contemporary India: The Relevance of a Critical Lens; Abstract; 1.1 The Business Context of Globalization; 1.2 Engaging Critical Perspectives; 1.3 Current Issues of Work and Employment in India; References; India's Place in Global Production Networks; 2 "White Gold" for Whom? A Study of Institutional Aspects of Work and Wages in Cotton GPNs in India; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Analytical Framework: Institutional Theory; 2.3 Dynamics of Cotton Work and Wages
2.3.1 Social/Community Context of Cotton Farm Labour2.3.2 Cotton Farmers and Workers: The Class Dimension; 2.3.2.1 Structural and Associational Power of Cotton Farm Workers; 2.3.3 The Cotton GPNs and Workers; 2.3.4 Role of the State and Labour Agency in Cotton; 2.4 Conclusion; References; 3 Why Has the Indian Automotive Industry Reproduced "Low Road" Labour Relations?; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Automotive Industry on a Global-Historical Scale; 3.3 Work and Labour in the Indian Auto Industry: Taking the "Low Road"
3.4 Why Has India's Auto Industry Taken the Low Road? Towards a Theoretical Explanation3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 "The Recession Has Passed but the Effects Are Still with Us": Employment, Work Organization and Employee Experiences of Work in Post-crisis Indian BPO; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Work and Employment in Indian BPO; 4.3 Case Studies and Research Methods; 4.4 Findings; 4.4.1 Immediate Impact of the Crisis; 4.4.2 Post-recession Recovery and Corporate Strategy; 4.4.3 Operationalizing New Strategies and Priorities; 4.4.3.1 Process; 4.4.3.2 People Management
4.4.4 Employee Experiences of Work4.4.4.1 Nature of Work; 4.4.4.2 Work Intensification and Extensification; 4.4.4.3 Reward, Recognition and Benefits; 4.4.4.4 Performance Management and Appraisal; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Rising Informalization and Casualization of Employment; 5 Informal Work in the Formal Sector: Conceptualizing the Changing Role of the State in India; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Decline of Jobs in the Government/Public Sector; 5.3 Growth of Temporary Work in the Government Sector; 5.3.1 Shift from Permanent to Temporary Positions
5.3.2 Outsourcing, Flexi-Staffing and the Role of Intermediaries5.3.3 Temporary and "Voluntary" Jobs in Social Development Programmes; 5.4 Declining Role of the State as the Guardian of Labour Standards; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 Matter in Motion: Work and Livelihoods in India's Economy of Waste; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction: Matter in Motion-Taps and Sinks; 6.2 Livelihoods Produced by Waste in Industrial Production; 6.3 Livelihoods in Waste Produced by Distribution; 6.4 Livelihoods in Waste Produced by Consumption; 6.4.1 Public Sector "Aristocrats" of Waste Work
2.3.1 Social/Community Context of Cotton Farm Labour2.3.2 Cotton Farmers and Workers: The Class Dimension; 2.3.2.1 Structural and Associational Power of Cotton Farm Workers; 2.3.3 The Cotton GPNs and Workers; 2.3.4 Role of the State and Labour Agency in Cotton; 2.4 Conclusion; References; 3 Why Has the Indian Automotive Industry Reproduced "Low Road" Labour Relations?; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Automotive Industry on a Global-Historical Scale; 3.3 Work and Labour in the Indian Auto Industry: Taking the "Low Road"
3.4 Why Has India's Auto Industry Taken the Low Road? Towards a Theoretical Explanation3.5 Conclusion; References; 4 "The Recession Has Passed but the Effects Are Still with Us": Employment, Work Organization and Employee Experiences of Work in Post-crisis Indian BPO; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Work and Employment in Indian BPO; 4.3 Case Studies and Research Methods; 4.4 Findings; 4.4.1 Immediate Impact of the Crisis; 4.4.2 Post-recession Recovery and Corporate Strategy; 4.4.3 Operationalizing New Strategies and Priorities; 4.4.3.1 Process; 4.4.3.2 People Management
4.4.4 Employee Experiences of Work4.4.4.1 Nature of Work; 4.4.4.2 Work Intensification and Extensification; 4.4.4.3 Reward, Recognition and Benefits; 4.4.4.4 Performance Management and Appraisal; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Rising Informalization and Casualization of Employment; 5 Informal Work in the Formal Sector: Conceptualizing the Changing Role of the State in India; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Decline of Jobs in the Government/Public Sector; 5.3 Growth of Temporary Work in the Government Sector; 5.3.1 Shift from Permanent to Temporary Positions
5.3.2 Outsourcing, Flexi-Staffing and the Role of Intermediaries5.3.3 Temporary and "Voluntary" Jobs in Social Development Programmes; 5.4 Declining Role of the State as the Guardian of Labour Standards; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 Matter in Motion: Work and Livelihoods in India's Economy of Waste; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction: Matter in Motion-Taps and Sinks; 6.2 Livelihoods Produced by Waste in Industrial Production; 6.3 Livelihoods in Waste Produced by Distribution; 6.4 Livelihoods in Waste Produced by Consumption; 6.4.1 Public Sector "Aristocrats" of Waste Work