Activism seeking to improve labor conditions in global supply chains has led transnational corporations to adopt codes of conduct and monitor suppliers for compliance, but it is unclear whether these formal organizational structures raise labor standards. Drawing on thousands of audits conducted...

The incredible growth of China’s cattle, sheep and dairy production is a visible phenomenon of the past twenty years, but its foundations were laid decades earlier. Seeking to industrialize its hinterland, and exploit its vast wealth of grazing livestock, China created slaughtering and...

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The Challenge of Industry and Rural Development -- PART A INDUSTRY DYNAMICS -- 2 Market, Household, Enterprise and Administrative...