Rethinking labour market institutions in Indian industry
Forms, Functions and Socio-Historical Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2157236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Satoshi Miyamura (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1262-1284 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150.2016.1192608 |
| OpenAlex | W2483495954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 26 |
The emerging literature on institutional functionalism opens opportunities for historically and socially sensitive analysis of institutions, especially if it is complemented by a material understanding of institutions and their location within the wider social structure. This paper engages constructively with the 'credibility' thesis in institutional economics by developing an alternative materialist conception of labour market institutions (LMIs), and applies it to the debates on the Indian industry. Empirical observations collected from field research in various industrial sites in India show that changes to institutional forms have almost always involved labour unrest and conflict, but not always in accordance with the alleged form-function relations. The credibility thesis opens a way for debates on LMIs to move away from the central focus on their forms by evaluating the extent to which institutions are contested within specific socio-historical contexts. Also, the alternative conception suggests that labour, capital and the state may have perspectives on functions of LMIs that may not always coincide, which relate to different types of development. This is of particular interest in the context of India where the on-going policy debates on labour market reforms have primarily focused on 'form' variables. The implication is that the ongoing debates in India focusing on policies that attempt to engineer changes to forms of LMIs may be misguided and ineffective
Context (archaeology · Credibility · Economics · Embeddedness · Epistemology · Function (biology · Functionalism (philosophy of mind · Materialism · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Unrest · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
Institutional Credibility Measurement Based on Structure of Transaction Costs
Reprint of “Institutional function versus form
Linking institutional function with form
Institutional form versus function in a common property context
The Credibility Thesis meeting the Coase Theorem in terms of form and function
Institutional function versus form
Who owns China's housing? Endogeneity as a lens to understand ambiguities of urban and rural property
A model for inclusive, pro-poor urbanization? The credibility of informal, affordable “single-family” homes in China
Unpacking the paradox of “insecure” housing rights in China
Institutional credibility and informal institutions
The function and credibility of urban slums
Urban open spaces as a commons
The credibility of (in)formality
Diverse trajectories of industrial restructuring and labour organising in India
Beyond ‘empty’ forms of formalization
The discipline of form
Dominance and state power in modern India
The class struggle in the ancient Greek world
Globalisation and Labour
The political economy of 'policy credibility'
Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India
Bargaining Structure, Corporatism and Macroeconomic Performance
Segmented work, divided workers
Grundrisse
Reconceptualizing Capitalism
The Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions
Another Production is Possible. Beyond the Capitalist Canon
Divergence in India
Beyond Capital
Emerging Consensus on Labour Market Institutions and Implications for Developing Countries
The ‘credibility thesis’ and its application to property rights
Diverse trajectories of industrial restructuring and labour organising in India
The double indeterminacy of labour power
Working-Class Power, Capitalist-Class Interests, and Class Compromise
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |