13 articles in this issue
Jennifer Bair
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Mathew C. Mahutga
In this article, I extend recent macro-comparative empirical research on the developmental implications of global production networks. I draw from theories of commodity/value chains, global production networks and economic sociology to identify three cont... see more
Amy Quark
Transnational firms have rolled out new forms of private governance at the same time as the rise of new economic powerhouses like China has fomented growing inter-state tensions. This points to critical questions: how does inter-state competition shape pr... see more
Wilma A. Dunaway
Globally between 1980 and 2000, women's economic activity rate expanded, narrowing the gender gap in labor force participation. Thus, females now account for one-third or more of the "officially-counted" personnel of export industries (UNICEF 2007), and e... see more
Donald A. Clelland
The capitalist world-economy takes the form of an iceberg. The most studied part which appears above the surface is supported by a huge underlying structure that is out of sight. Unlike the iceberg, the world-economy is a dynamic system based on flows of ... see more
Elizabeth Sowers,Paul S. Ciccantell,David A. Smith
There have been a number of critical historical opportunities for labor to exert power by interrupting long distance flows of commodities at the extraction, processing, and transport stages. This vulnerability has been used by workers in these industries ... see more
Vivek Chibber
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Sinisa Malesevic
William K. Carroll
Isabel Martinez
Dan Auerbach
Stefano Ponte
Paolo Spadoni