Globalization Lived Locally: Investigating Kerala's Local Labour Control Regimes

ABSTRACT This article uses the case study of a prominent electronics manufacturer in Kerala, southern India, to illuminate an approach to labour studies which focuses on local labour control regimes. Kerala was chosen for this study because of certain unusual characteristics of its labour market. Bu...

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Published in:Development and change 2012-11, Vol.43 (6), p.1239-1263
Main Author: Neethi, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Christian churches
Churches
Control
Developing countries
Electronics industry
Globalization
India
Kerala
Kerala, India
Labor economics
Labor market
Labour market
Local economy
Manufacturing
Markets
Morgues
Studies
Work organization
Workers
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Summary:ABSTRACT This article uses the case study of a prominent electronics manufacturer in Kerala, southern India, to illuminate an approach to labour studies which focuses on local labour control regimes. Kerala was chosen for this study because of certain unusual characteristics of its labour market. Building on the theoretical base of local labour control regimes, empirical evidence from the case study reveals that local labour markets develop their own forms of labour control and worker response patterns. These are not always clearly visible and may require something more than superficial enquiry to bring their salient features into view. In this case, the Church is shown to play an unexpected role in local labour control regimes.
ISSN:0012-155X
1467-7660
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01802.x