| 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 |
| DOI |
10.1080/02723638.2020.1785745 |
| 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. |
| Author Keywords |
Waste; circular economy; informal workers; decentralization; caste networks |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000549441600001 |
| WoS Category |
Geography; Urban Studies |
| Research Area |
Geography; Urban Studies |
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