The work of waste: Inside India's infra-economy

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 575-595

  Gidwani, Vinay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Informal economy; Infra economy; Labour; Livelihoods; Waste

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR MARKET; MICROENTERPRISE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECYCLING; SOCIAL SECURITY;

INDIA;

METIS;

EID: 84941735136     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12094     Document Type: Article

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