Modernisation and Employment: The Coir Industry in Kerala (Indo-Dutch Studies on Development Alternatives series)

The main issue discussed in this literature is whether employment opportunities in India has kept pace with industrial development. For this purpose, the oldest and the most traditional cottage industry of kerala, the coir industry, has been focussed upon. The book also examines how technological changes has had an adverse impact on employment patterns. With its original data and fresh theoretical perspective, this volume will interest economists, policy-makers, and those concerned with labor and employment policies. The authors are definintely to be commended for offering a useful micro analysis of the coir industry in Kerala, a study which is ably supported by an extensive use of informative statistical data and a genuine concern for the material conditions of coir workers.