Restructuring and conflict in the global athletic footwear industry: Nike, Yue Yuen and labour codes of conduct

Global Economy Contested: Power and Conflict Across the International Division of Labour

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 79-97

  Merk, Jeroen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84911087164     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203927243     Document Type: Chapter

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