| Title | Formality and informality in e-waste economies: exploring caste-class in urban land and labor practices |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 16436 |
| Authors | Rathore, GJS |
| Title | Formality and informality in e-waste economies: exploring caste-class in urban land and labor practices |
| Year | 2020 |
| Published | Urban Geography, 41, 6 |
| Abstract | Harvesting e-waste is a significant economic activity in India, largely carried out by the informal sector. However, waste governance and planning promote the implementation of technologically driven, capital-intensive, and centralized waste recycling infrastructure, which sidelines the efforts of informal labor and renders commodity movements invisible. This intervention therefore argues for a shift from techno managerial to a socio-political analysis of circular economy. It calls for decentralized and localized low-value site-specific model that integrate the already existing informal caste networks. |
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