Economic and social upgrading in global production networks: A new paradigm for a changing world
A key challenge in promoting decent work worldwide is how to improve the position of both
firms and workers in value chains and global production networks driven by lead firms. This …
firms and workers in value chains and global production networks driven by lead firms. This …
Does economic upgrading lead to social upgrading in global production networks? Evidence from Morocco
A Rossi - World Development, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the global production networks (GPNs) literature by analyzing the
relationship between economic upgrading (increase in the value added of production) and …
relationship between economic upgrading (increase in the value added of production) and …
Corporate social responsibility in garment sourcing networks: Factory management perspectives on ethical trade in Sri Lanka
With complex buyer-driven global production networks and a labour-intensive
manufacturing process, the fashion industry has become a focal point for debates on the …
manufacturing process, the fashion industry has become a focal point for debates on the …
Precarization of work and employment in the light of competitive Europeanization and the fragmented and flexible regime of European production
S Hürtgen - Capital & Class, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In current debates on precarization in Europe, a transnational and more class-based
perspective is demanded. While fully supporting this request, this article nevertheless …
perspective is demanded. While fully supporting this request, this article nevertheless …
Geographies of production I: global production and uneven development
M Werner - Progress in Human Geography, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Serial crises in the global economy have spurred renewed debate over contemporary
transformations in geographies of uneven development. Global production network (GPN) …
transformations in geographies of uneven development. Global production network (GPN) …
Toward a better understanding of the apparel industry: a critique of the upgrading literature
N Tokatli - Journal of Economic Geography, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In this article, based on a critical reading of the literature, as well as recent data that I have
obtained by revisiting a number of Turkish firms whose original case studies were published …
obtained by revisiting a number of Turkish firms whose original case studies were published …
Global production networks and uneven development: Exploring geographies of devaluation, disinvestment, and exclusion
M Werner - Geography Compass, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines global production networks through the lens of uneven development.
Although originally concerned with asymmetries in the global economy, in the 1990s, global …
Although originally concerned with asymmetries in the global economy, in the 1990s, global …
[BOOK][B] Articulations of capital: global production networks and regional transformations
J Pickles, A Smith - 2015 - books.google.com
Articulations of Capital offers an accessible, grounded, yet theoretically-sophisticated
account of the geographies of global production networks, value chains, and regional …
account of the geographies of global production networks, value chains, and regional …
Improving social responsibility in RMG industries through a new governance approach in laws
MM Rahim - Journal of Business Ethics, 2017 - Springer
Develo** countries need to reform legislation to ensure the global supply firms in ready-
made garment (RMG) industry is adequately addressing obligations of social responsibility …
made garment (RMG) industry is adequately addressing obligations of social responsibility …
Feminization, defeminization, and structural change in manufacturing
The paper uses accounting decomposition methods to analyze changes in female shares of
manufacturing employment for 36 countries at different levels of development from 1981 to …
manufacturing employment for 36 countries at different levels of development from 1981 to …