The Hidden Assembly Line

Balakrishnan, Radhika (editor)

ISBN 10: 1565491394 / ISBN 13: 9781565491397

Published by Kumarian Press, Bloomfield, 2002

About this Item

SUBTITLED : ` Gender Dynamics of Subcontracted Work in a Global Economy '. 154 pages - including INDEX - wherein 5 groups of writers look at the social and economic impacts of a globalized economy; particularly as it effects women in third world countries. Illustrated by tabular data from India and the Philippines - for example. LEARN about : Angono Rizal, Sri Lanka, macro and micro economic factors, jeans, embroidery, and the Termination of Employment Act. Cond : Paper wrapper is yellow with red and yellow lettering. Front cover photo montage shows female textile workers in the Philippines, India and Pakistan. Volume flies open slightly, but is tight, clean and bright. No names, no marks, no creases, no tears. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 45) : " She could not remember the exact number of years she has worked, saying that it seems like `forever'. She is the youngest of seven sisters. Ever since she lost her father 25 years ago when she was 13, she has taken care of her ailing mother who decided that her youngest daughter should stay singlre so as to ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hidden Assembly Line
• Publisher: Kumarian Press, Bloomfield
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565491394
• ISBN 13: 9781565491397
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Tabular Data
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • History - World

About this title

Synopsis

* Looks at the economic trends impacting Asian women and subcontracted labor, illuminating the lives of the millions of women struggling in low-wage jobs
* Presents case studies from Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and India
* Provides examples of strategic responses from NGOs, unions, and activists

The Hidden Assembly Line studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking it to the global economy and to changes in women’s financial security and work opportunities. The contributors debate the implications for women’s empowerment and for the changing social relations of production.

This book contains clear, practical information for scholars, students and researchers interested in women’s roles regarding economic development and the globalization of the world economy.

About the Author

Radhika Balakrishnan is Professor of Economics and International Studies and coordinates the International Studies program at Marymount Manhattan University. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University, she also has worked as a program officer at the Ford Foundation. Her fields of research include gender and economic development, global inequality and labor issues. She is interested in the connection between global economic institutions and cross border organizing, the relationship between changing conditions of work, gender dynamics and the global economy in addition to theology and ethics.