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Marxism's cultural turn, which has been prominent in its operation over at least the past four decades, continues to belie the hope it had initially held out. The idea that such a move would eventually pull Marxism out of its ontological crisis' is on the verge of a miscarriage. That is certainly the case in sub-continental South Asia. Unsurprisingly, therefore, culturally-turned' Marxism survives as the sign of the very crisis it was meant to surpass. Its canonisation within the academia, and beyond, as a mere analytic of culture has led to the blurring of politico-ideological lines. The quietist impulse that this theory of the science of revolution has, as a consequence, come to share with so-called poststructuralism implies its complete detachment from all notions and conceptions of class and class action. The 13 essays that comprise this book are envisaged as a small attempt from South Asia - where communitarian postcolonialism and Marxist' culturalism constitute the most respectable trend in radical theory - to remedy the situation.

Formalising employment is a desirable policy goal, but how it is done matters greatly, especially for women workers. Indeed, formalisation policies that do not recognise gendered realities and prevailing socio-economic conditions may be less effective and even counterproductive. This book examines the varying trajectories of formalisation and their impact on women workers in five developing countries in Asia and Africa: India, Thailand, South Africa, Ghana and Morocco. They range from low to middle income countries, which are integrated into global financial and goods markets to differing degrees and have varying labour market and macroeconomic conditions. The different case studies, using macro and survey data as well as in-depth analysis of particular sectors, provide interesting and sometimes surprising insights. Despite some limited successes in providing some social protection benefits to some informal workers, most formalisation policies have not really improved conditions, especially for women workers. In many cases, that is because the policies are gender-blind and insensitive to the specific needs of women workers. The impact of formalisation policies on women in developing countries is relatively under-researched. This book provides new evidence that will be applicable across a wide range of developing country contexts and will be of interest to policy makers, feminist economists and students of economics, labour, gender and development studies, public policy, politics and sociology.

1. Why a multilateral agreement on migration is so important and yet why so difficult to achieve it -- 2. How valid are these constraints -- 3. Attempts at reaching a multilateral agreement on migration: a synoptic history -- 4. The New York Declaration and the 2018 Global Compact on Migration -- 5. What makes the Compact incomplete and lopsided -- 6. Conclusions.

A secretary or office assistant plays a crucial role in a business organisation. They are responsible for carrying out everyday tasks such as handling of mail, noting and drafting, travel arrangements, meetings, maintenance of records, etc. This book studies the scope and responsibilities of secretarial practices in a business organisation.

The Black Town, Spaces of Pathology, and a Hindu Discourse of Citizenship -- The Calcutta Improvement Trust: Racialized Hygiene, Expropriation, and Resistance by Religion -- A City-Nation: Paras, Hygiene, and Swaraj -- A New Black Town: Recolonizing Calcutta's Bustees -- Epilogue.

Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Business Model: Data, Algorithms, and Platform Growth -- Data: The Harvesting of All Knowledge -- Algorithms: The Commercialization of Bias -- Platform Growth: Capitalism Consuming the World -- A New Social Contract -- The Case for Radical Reform -- Notes -- Index -- Back Flap -- Back Cover.

This volume brings together a collection of essays analysing the current scenario in South and Southeast Asia with respect to the position of minority groups. Based on an in-depth investigation of some of the lasting minority-majority conflicts of the post-colonial period in countries that often escape comparison, the articles are a rich and critical exposition of the social, economic, cultural and political dimensions of these struggles. The central question being addressed is that of community rights in the modern nation-state and how these are being understood by the two concerned parties and, where and when, thereof, a situation of conflict arose.

Part I. Environment, Perception and Design of the Built -- Chapter 1. An introduction (Mainak Ghosh) -- Part II. Environment and the Built: Earth as an Inspiration -- Chapter 2. A Place-making between Mountain and River: A General View on Dwelling culture and Architecture of the Indigenous Vernacular Villages in Indonesia (Indah Widiastuti) -- Chapter 3. Reflection on Rhetorics, Appropriate Building Materials and Domestic Utilities Towards Reduction of Housing Costs in Tanzania (Moses Felician Moses) -- Chapter 4. Sustainable Planning Interventions for Urban Crisis in respect to Outdoor Thermal Comfort-Case study of Kolkata (Debashish Das) -- Chapter 5. Traditional Houses of Cunda Island in Anatolia (Ayten Erdem) -- Part III. Perception and the Built: Eyes of the Mind -- Chapter 6. Regionalising Contemporary Architecture in West Sumatra (Feni Kurniati) -- Chapter 7. Hyderabad: A city with glorious past and flying future (Madhu Vottery) -- Chapter 8. Recife Fascinations (Rachael Carter) -- Chapter 9. Living in Alleys: A Story of Urban Kampong (Achmad Syaiful) -- Part IV: Design and the Built: Man the Place Maker -- Chapter 10. The 'smart' as a project for the city (V. Geropanta) -- Chapter 11. Urban Transformations of Residential Settlements in Colonial Towns: Case Study of Little Europe (Ruchira Das) -- Chapter 12. Evaluating and Comparing The Effectiveness of Subnational Policies Concerning Hurricane Evacuation Zones in Built Environment: Applicability of the State of Florida Model (Haris Alibasic) -- Chapter 13. Transformation of Commercial Centres and Urban Development Process in Global South (Sanghamitra Sarkar) -- Part V: Future of the Built -- Chapter 14. Future of the Built: A Holistic View, (Mainak Ghosh).

Introduction -- Pettit's narrative of the eclipse of republican liberty -- Skinner's republican and liberal liberty -- The challenge of liberty as non-interference -- Vindicating liberty as non-domination -- Positive-liberty dimensions in the republican revival -- Michelman's republicanism -- A citizens' court : foundations -- A citizens' court : the proposal -- Conclusion.