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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Transnational Production"”.
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A gendered analysis of the ready-made garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh: a paradox of empowerment and dis-empowerment
… globalization is a gendered process. Transnational production in its search for “cheap, docile, and dexterous” labor has led to the expansion of the Bangladeshi export-led garment industry, which in turn has resulted in the feminization of labor. While the increase in number of poor …
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Global displacements : geographies of work and industrial restructuring in the Dominican Republic.
Many accounts of the globalization of production in the late 20th and early 21st centuries focus on the boom of new foreign direct investment in so-called global factories in the global South. Global Displacements shifts the focus of academic inquiry to an equally pervasive moment of transnational …
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“From Karl Marx to Karl Lagerfeld”: A longitudinal study of how Vogue China navigated and reflected local and global cultural flows between 2005 and 2015
Vogue China is a transnational fashion magazine, a regional edition of one of the world’s most prestigious titles, and a symbol of the globalisation of the contemporary fashion industry. When Vogue launched in China in September 2005 its slogan ‘Vogue, Ultimate Fashion in China’ denoted the …
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Agro-Commodity Global Value Chains and Upgrading: The Case of Malaysian Palm Oil
… is the world’s largest oils and fats product by production and export volumes. The first essay examines the suitability of vertical specialisation for participation and upgrading in agro-commodity value chains based on the case of Malaysian palm oil. It uses data from interviews, site visits, and …