Unionization as a strategy in community organization in the context of privatization: The case of conservancy workers in Mumbai

Community Development Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-335

  Vyas, Mouleshri ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATIZATION; SOLID WASTE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE UNION; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67650239447     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsp023     Document Type: Article

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