Project 'RAMBO': an initiative to improve rickshaw pullers' earnings
Banerjee, Subhojit
Banerjee, Subhojit
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2010-02-01
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13
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Rickshaw pulling is a large, labour-intensive, unorganised sector in India, involving 8 million individuals belonging to the lowest social strata. The article describes an initiative to increase the daily earnings of rickshaw pullers by training them to retail branded products, on a 'bulk-buying retail-selling' model. The article reports on a project that began with 30 rickshaw pullers in Jaunpur, a semi-urban district of eastern India. Critical issues related to the sustainability and future of such projects on a large scale are discussed.
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Development in Practice
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20
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1
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0961-4524
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1364-9213