In this paper, we explore how the unprecedented expansion of new middle-class consumers in Rising Powers is likely to influence the extent and meaning of responsible consumption through private standards. We find that these middle-class consumers are likely to engage in discretionary spending,...

The question that drives this paper is: When can we expect firm upgrading by developing-country suppliers in global value chains will lead to improvements in labour conditions? To deal with this question we, (a) position firm upgrading in the global value chain approach, (b) investigate existing...

Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries. By Chandan Mukherjee, Howard White and Marc Wuyts. London: Routledge, 1998. Pp.xviii + 496 (plus data diskette). £24.99 and £75. ISBN 0 415 09400 3 and 09399 6 Enterprise Clusters and Networks in Developing Countries. Edited by Meine...

Survival and growth-oriented entrepreneurs follow qualitatively different logics. In this article we retrace the scattered previous theorization of this distinction and present a consolidated set of key characteristics of the two types of enterprises, enriched by our own observations in the...