Labour agency and union positionalities in global production networks

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-387

  Cumbers, Andy ^a   Nativel, Corinne ^b   Routledge, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agency; Dialectics; Global Frame Agreements; Global production networks; Labour

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABOR; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRADE UNION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 42449088163     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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