Frontiers of Commodity Chain Research - Softcover

Softcover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804759243
• ISBN 13: 9780804759243
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Bair Jennifer