We Are Poor but So Many by Ela R Bhatt

We Are Poor but So Many by Ela R Bhatt

This book is a first-hand account of the vision, rise, and success of SEWA, the Self-Employed Women's Association, a trade union of self-employed women in India. It takes the reader into an up-close look at these women's daily lives, at the forces that overpower them, the conditions that perpetuate their poverty, the battles they fight, the attitudes they face and the working and living conditions of both rural and urban working women. It highlights the role that trade cooperatives play in economic development and shows the impact of the larger economy on the lives of the women.

..an indispensable document for all policy-makers who have anything to do with India in particular and developing countries in general... * Economic and Political Weekly *
...a poignant but a powerful first-person account of the Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA)it brings out the multifaceted nature of the problem: being poor, a woman and self-employed. * The Hindu *

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ISBN 13	9780195169843
ISBN 10	0195169840
Titel	We Are Poor but So Many
Autor	Ela R Bhatt
Serie	South Asia Series
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Verlag	Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-12-22
Seitenanzahl	248
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.