Global production networks, ethical campaigning, and the embeddedness of responsible governance

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-367

  Hughes, Alex ^a   Wrigley, Neil ^b   Buttle, Martin ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Impactt Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Corporate responsibility; Ethics; Global production networks; Knowledge; Retail

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; RETAILING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 42449148772     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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