331.7
THO


Thomas Isaac, T. M.



BK0021

Building alternatives the story of India's oldest construction workers' cooperative / T.M. Thomas Isaac and Michelle Williams. . — New Delhi : Left Word, 2018.

320 p. 22 cm.

Preface: possible communism -- contextualizing worker cooperatives -- historical legacy of renaissance and birth of cooperatives -- the challenges of the early years -- post independence expansion of ULCCS -- labour contract societies in participatory development -- the diversification of ULCCS -- technology, labour process and labour regulation -- socio economic statues and working conditions -- lessons from the experiences of ULCCS

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Construction workers--History.--India--Kerala
Labor contract--History.--India--Kerala