Addresses various issues raised by North American integration through the lens of one of the largest and most global industries in the region: textiles and apparel. This book tells the story of winners and losers in the globalization process, especially if one focuses on jobs lost and jobs gained in countries and communities within North America.
Addresses various issues raised by North American integration through the lens of one of the largest and most global industries in the region: textile...
Extending the frontiers of commodity chain research, this distinctive volume includes original work from major figures in sociology, history, geography, and labor studies. It underscores the wide and interdisciplinary appeal of chain approaches for analyzing the economic, social, and political dimensions of international trade and production networks. Commodity chain analysis sheds light on the political and ecological implications of economic globalization and on how activists in pursuit of social justice, workers' rights, and environmental protection can use it. Following a substantive...
Extending the frontiers of commodity chain research, this distinctive volume includes original work from major figures in sociology, history, geograph...
Extending the frontiers of commodity chain research, this distinctive volume includes original work from major figures in sociology, history, geography, and labor studies. It underscores the wide and interdisciplinary appeal of chain approaches for analyzing the economic, social, and political dimensions of international trade and production networks. Commodity chain analysis sheds light on the political and ecological implications of economic globalization and on how activists in pursuit of social justice, workers' rights, and environmental protection can use it. Following a substantive...
Extending the frontiers of commodity chain research, this distinctive volume includes original work from major figures in sociology, history, geograph...
This book provides insight into the potential for the market to protect and improve labour standards and working conditions in global apparel supply chains. It examines the possibilities and limitations of market approaches to securing social compliance in global manufacturing industries. It does so by tracing the historic origins of social labelling both in trade union and consumer constituencies, considering industry and consumer perspectives on the benefits and drawbacks of social labelling, comparing efforts to develop and implement labelling initiatives in various countries, and...
This book provides insight into the potential for the market to protect and improve labour standards and working conditions in global apparel suppl...
An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference. The book focuses on global commodity chains, global value chains, and global production networks . It is written by leading international academics it contains cutting-edge research.
An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference. The b...
An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference. The book focuses on global commodity chains, global value chains, and global production networks . It is written by leading international academics it contains cutting-edge research.
An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference. The b...
