Labouring for global markets: Conceptualising labour agency in global production networks

Geoforum

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-70

  Carswell, Grace ^a   De Neve, Geert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caste; Garments; Gender; Global production networks; India; Labour agency; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; GARMENT INDUSTRY; GENDER; GLOBAL ECONOMY; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84872493675     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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