Shifts in patterns of consumption and materialism among female domestic workers in Dhaka

Dhaka has been transformed by massive rural-to-urban in-migration. Driven by the hope of a better life, migrants are not deterred by the immense challenges, and soon find themselves assimilated into urban life with all its risks and labour uncertainties. Though migrant workers maintain close ties to...

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Main Authors: Zarjina Tarana Khalil, Shafquat Kabir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2013-06-01
Series:The South Asianist
Online Access:http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/84