Networked regulation as a solution to human rights abuse in global supply chains? The case of trade union rights violations by Indonesian sports shoe manufacturers

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-214

  Connor, Tim ^a   Haines, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian criminology; corporate social responsibility; multi stakeholder initiatives; networked regulation; trade union rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876954656     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: 14617439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480612472783     Document Type: Article

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