Urban Informal Sector: The Work Culture of Silversmiths in Odisha
Published: 2013
Author(s) Name: Rabindra K. Mohanty |
Author(s) Affiliation: Rabindra K. Mohanty is Reader in Sociology, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy, Bhubaneshwar
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Abstract
This paper distinguishes the traditional
segment of urban informal
sector from its non-traditional
counterparts analytically
as well as empirically. Drawing
example from a traditional occupation
of silversmithy in Cuttack
city in Odisha in Eastern India
it looks at the socio-structural
characteristics of silversmithy in
the urban informal sector. It
delves into the exploitative relations
of production and analyses
work culture, occupational
dynamics and human relations at
work. The study shows that lack
of adequate resources, working
capital, raw materials, and space
for storage and display of finished
products and market network
make the artisans depend
on the middlemen.
Keywords: N.A.
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