Sex Workers in Calcutta and the Dynamics of Collective Action: Political Activism, Community Identity and Group Behaviour

Nandini Gooptu

No wp-2000-185, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper explores the nature of collective action and group behaviour through a case study of a highly successful political organization of poorer sex workers in Calcutta. The paper asks: What stimulated the participation of sex workers in their organization, promoted individual commitment to the group, and engendered co-operative action and group cohesion? What contributed to its success in achieving well being and equity, and in making itself dynamic and sustainable?In answering these questions, three main arguments are highlighted.

Keywords: Group decision making; Nonprofit organizations; Organizational behavior; Economic power; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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