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Oxford India Paperbacks: We Are Poor But So Many

The Story of Self-Employed Women in India

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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.

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Oxford India Paperbacks: We Are Poor But So Many, Ela Ramesh Bhatt

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2007
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Subtitle
The Story of Self-Employed Women in India
Language
English
Released
2007
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Paperback
ISBN10
0195690818
ISBN13
9780195690811
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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.