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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 locating social labelling within contemporary
debates and controversies about the implications of globalization
for workers worldwide. Scholars and students of globalisation,
development, corporate social responsibility, human geography,
labour and industrial relations, business ethics, consumer
behaviour and fashion will find its contents of relevance. CSR
practitioners in the clothing and other industries will also find
this useful in developing policy with respect to supply chain
assurance.
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 locating social labelling within contemporary
debates and controversies about the implications of globalization
for workers worldwide. Scholars and students of globalisation,
development, corporate social responsibility, human geography,
labour and industrial relations, business ethics, consumer
behaviour and fashion will find its contents of relevance. CSR
practitioners in the clothing and other industries will also find
this useful in developing policy with respect to supply chain
assurance.
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 review
of literature in the field, the collection goes on to examine
theoretical and methodological debates over how to conduct research
on global commodity and value chains, how power is exercised
through these chains, and how global economic activities are
coordinated across space. The result is a rich and unusually
coherent volume that demonstrates how commodity and value chain
analysis is informing contemporary research in a variety of fields.
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 review
of literature in the field, the collection goes on to examine
theoretical and methodological debates over how to conduct research
on global commodity and value chains, how power is exercised
through these chains, and how global economic activities are
coordinated across space. The result is a rich and unusually
coherent volume that demonstrates how commodity and value chain
analysis is informing contemporary research in a variety of fields.
Part of the Comparative Work and Employment Relations series,
Putting Labour in its Place is an edited collection, containing
cutting-edge research and theoretical innovation on global value
chains, the nature of work and labour process theory. It addresses
the different processes around the world that each add value to the
goods or services being produced; whilst also analysing the idea of
labour itself and the exploitation surrounding it. Key benefits: -
Written by leading international academics. - A landmark text
combining the growing interest in global value chains with labour
process theory. - Provides up-to-date critical analysis of global
developments.
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How NAFTA has reshaped the production of clothing in North America
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