Grab a copy of ‘Labouring Lives: Industry and Informality in New India’ today
Archana Aggarwal’s pens an eye-opener!
Published 23.04.23, 10:09 AM
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What are you reading currently? Are you making the May-read list? Have you considered adding Labouring Lives: Industry and Informality in New India by Archana Aggarwal?
The book has been described by academician Ramaa Vasudevan of the Colorado State University as — “Labouring Lives is sharply analytical but also deeply personal; skillfully weaving in narratives of flesh and blood workers into arguments based on secondary data and the broader literature on development policy. The voices and concerns of working people are centre stage. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand the brutal toll this developmental paradigm is taking on working people (sic).”
With a foreword by economist Amit Bhaduri, book cover designed by Akash Sheshadri, it is priced at ₹275 for non-book club customers and ₹193 for book club members. You can order the book online here. The author, Archana Aggarwal, teaches Economics at The Hindu College of the University of Delhi.
