The politics of global supply chains : power and governance beyond the state
Kate Macdonald (Author)
This is the first book to deal with 'supply chain politics' a phrase that is becoming increasingly commonplace. The book focuses primarily on coffee and garment supply chains, using these as case studies, showing how the political struggles within them both reflect and fuel the on-going re-shaping of global governance
xii, 254 sidor 23 cm
9780745661711, 9780745661704, 0745661718, 074566170X
1246792291
Introduction: The politics of global supply chains
1. Power and governance in garment supply chains
2. The emergence of non-state governance: Anti-sweatshop campaigns
3. The private sector response: Codes of conduct
4. Dispersed power Wwthin coffee supply chains
5. The transformative challenge: Fair trade as an 'alternative' institutional model
6. Starbucks CAFÉ practices: The 'responsible' corporation responds
7. Interaction between initiatives: Diffusing change beyond 'niche' supply chains
8. Lessons and synthesis: Power, responsibility and governance beyond the state
Conclusion: Ongoing political contests in global supply chains.; Introduction: the politics of global supply chains
Power and governance in garment supply chains
The emergence of non-state governance: anti-sweatshop campaigns
The private sector response: codes of conduct
Dispersed power within coffee supply chains
The transformative challenge: fair trade as an 'alternative' institutional model
Starbucks CAFÉ practices: the 'responsible' corporation responds
Interaction between initiatives: diffusing change beyond 'niche' supply chains
Lessons and synthesis: power, responsibility and governance beyond the state
Conclusion: ongoing political contests in global supply chains