Artisan labour in the Agra footwear industry: Continued informality and changing threats

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 303-328

  Knorringa, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; LABOR RELATIONS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EMPLOYMENT; FOOTWEAR; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEXTILE-CLOTHING INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032720897     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: 09730648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996679903300113     Document Type: Article

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