Frontiers of Commodity Chain Research - Softcover

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9780804759243: Frontiers of Commodity Chain Research
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ISBN 10: 0804759243 ISBN 13: 9780804759243
Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Jennifer Bair is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Publisher
Stanford University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0804759243
ISBN 13 
9780804759243
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
298
Editor
Bair Jennifer
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