The promise and perils of private voluntary regulation: Labor standards and work organization in two mexican garment factories

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-74

  Locke, Richard M ^a   Romis, Monica ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Labor standards; Private voluntary regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649152286     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290902893230     Document Type: Article

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