Labor standards in international supply chains aligning rights and Incentives / Daniel Berliner, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, Anne Regan Greenleaf, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Milli Lake, Arizona State University, USA, Margaret Levi, Stanford University, USA, Jennifer Noveck, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
| Author/creator | Berliner, Daniel |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA, EE, Edward Elgar Publishing, [2015] |
| Description | 205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Greenleaf, Anne Regan. |
| Other author/creator | Lake, Milli. |
| Other author/creator | Levi, Margaret. |
| Other author/creator | Noveck, Jennifer. |
| Contents | The world brands create -- Aligning interests across global supply chains : an analytic framework -- The international framework for labor standards -- Labor standards around the world : a quantitative examination -- The United States in the struggle for labor standards -- Apparel production in Honduras : a case of cross-cluster alignment -- Apparel production in Bangladesh : opportunity amidst tragedy? -- Labor resistance and local government : supplier collusion in post-1986 China. |
| Abstract | "The authors examine developments in labor standards in global supply chains over the past thirty years, analyzing factors that create challenges and opportunities for improving working conditions. They illustrate the complex dynamics within and among key groups, including brands, suppliers, governments, workers and consumers. Using extended examples from Chine, Honduras, Bangladesh and the United States, as well as new quantitative evidence, the authors analyze stakeholders and mechanisms that create or obstruct opportunities for improving labor rights..."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-196) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014959465 |
| ISBN | 9781783470358 |
| ISBN | 1783470356 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |