Urban marginalisation in South Asia: waste pickers in Calcutta

It argues that ideological marginalisation represents alternative resistance to exploitation through silent defiance, non-participation and non-cooperation by the marginalised people with mainstream society, state and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) It concludes that there is a large scope for...

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Main Author: Sen, Nandini (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2018
Series:Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series
Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series
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Summary:It argues that ideological marginalisation represents alternative resistance to exploitation through silent defiance, non-participation and non-cooperation by the marginalised people with mainstream society, state and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) It concludes that there is a large scope for studying the negotiation skills of waste pickers/marginalised people in terms of their business with their retailers which help them attain some economic returns, although they still lack social capital, networking skills and human capital
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781351124041
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