The Promise and Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy

ISBN-13: 9781107670884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 228 str.

Richard M Locke

Opis

This book examines and evaluates various private initiatives to enforce fair labor standards within global supply chains.

Recenzje

'Richard M. Locke's book, The Promise and Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy, does a remarkable job in this hotly contested terrain of dissecting the daunting challenges of trying to improve global labour standards, while also outlining sustainable solutions that are supported by a range of key industry actors … Locke's analysis has very significant methodological implications for anyone seeking to understand labour standards in the global economy.' Gary Gereffi, Socio-Economic Review

Spis treści

1. The rise of private voluntary regulation in a global economy; 2. The promise and perils of private compliance programs; 3. Does private compliance improve labor standards? Lessons from Nike; 4. Capability building and its limitations; 5. Alternative approaches to capability building: a tale of two Nike suppliers; 6. Are we looking in the wrong places?: Labor standards and upstream business practices in global supply chains; 7. Complements or substitutes? Private power, public regulation, and the enforcement of labor standards in global supply chains; Conclusion: collaboration, compliance, and the construction of new institutions in a world of global supply chains.