"'Development' is what most people see as progress in the places where they live and in the ways they live. It has to do with public services, the ways to complain when these are not delivered properly, and the spaces to change power structures. It is related to the economy, the opportunities to...

Für jedes Unternehmen stellt sich die zentrale Frage, welche Wertschöpfungsaktivitäten es intern durchführt und welche Aktivitäten es extern am Markt bezieht. Im Gegensatz zu der in der Forschungsliteratur dominierenden Make-or-Buy-Logik widmet sich die vorliegende Arbeit der Frage, wie...

Das Paper untersucht, inwiefern die Kooperation mit Stakeholdern in globalen Wertschöpfungsketten dazu beitragen kann, dass globalisierte Produktion ökologischer und vor allem fairer gestaltet werden kann. Am Beispiel zweier Initiativen aus dem Bekleidungssektor, der Multi-Stakeholder...

The Capturing the Gains research network assesses the relationship between economic and social upgrading in global production networks in four sectors; apparel, agro-foods, mobile phones, and tourism. This paper details the findings of the apparel sector research team, with a focus on public...

This article deals with the access to global markets via inclusion in global value chains for private clothing producers in Vietnam. It argues that lsquo;chain entry barriers' are not only constructed by global buyers as it is often suggested, but also by politicalndash;economic processes in...