Public-private partnership in labor standards governance: Better factories Cambodia

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-73

  Wetterberg, Anna ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel industry; Cambodia; Labor standards; Partnerships

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR STANDARD; OUTSOURCING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STATE ROLE;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 79251498351     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.589     Document Type: Article

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