Of poverty and markets : the political economy of informal waste recovery and plastic recycling in Delhi

Using the case study of a particular recyclable material, namely plastic, in the urban metropolis of Delhi, this thesis breaks new ground by undertaking to study the micro, meso and macro levels of the waste recycling industry. It begins by comparing waste work at the lowest level of the chain with...

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Main Author: Gill, Kaveri
Published: University of Cambridge 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599417