Bringing social institutions into global value chain analysis: the case of salmon farming in Chile

Rainbird, Helen; Ramírez, Paulina

doi:10.1177/0950017012451674

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“…GVC analysis has connected the process of production and global market dynamics through mechanisms -forms of value chain and inter-firm governance, institutions, and standards (Gibbon et al, 2008) -that temporarily 'fix' or bridge the disaggregated production and functional fragmentation of GVCs (e.g. most of the contributions in Newsome et al, 2015;Taylor and Bain, 2005; see Rainbird and Ramirez, 2012 for an emphasis on social institutions). The articulation of firm-and chain-level capital circuits within GVC analysis has, however, neglected the role of labour and the labour process and focused on the relations between firms (Selwyn, 2012).…”

Section: Linking the Labour Process And Value Chainsmentioning

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Disconnecting Labour? The Labour Process in the UK Fast Fashion Value Chain

Hammer

Plugor

2019

Work, Employment and Society

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This article focuses on the interlinkages between the labour process and global value chains. It draws on the renewed growth in UK apparel manufacturing, specifically within the fast fashion value chain, and asks how value chain requirements are translated into the labour process as well as how the latter enables quick response manufacturing. The case study shows how buyer-lead firms engender accelerated capital circuits of fast fashion which rely on an increased segmentation of manufacturers and workers, the elimination of unproductive spaces in the labour process, and a further rise in the informalisation and precarity of labour. The article demonstrates a strategic disconnection within the fast fashion value chain: upstream manufacturers are only able to satisfy lead firms’ economic and operational standards if they disconnect – informalise – labour from the latter’s ‘ethical’ standards.

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Section: Linking the Labour Process And Value Chainsmentioning

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Disconnecting Labour? The Labour Process in the UK Fast Fashion Value Chain

Hammer

Plugor

2019

Work, Employment and Society

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“…Another example is the salmon industry in Chile, where the involvement in the GVC has created a demand for knowledge in biochemistry and related science fields, as well as for engineering-educated technicians, which has been successfully addressed by the strengthening of the local innovation system (Rainbird and Ramirez, 2012;Hosono et al, 2016). Although in the literature there are many other empirical cases showing how ISs and value chains have combined their strengths to support learning and innovation in developing countries (Chaminade and Vang, 2008;Sun et al, 2010;Zhang and Gallagher, 2016), there are still relatively few insights on how the feedback effects indeed work (e.g.…”

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Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems

Lema

Rabellotti

Sampath³

2018

Eur J Dev Res

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This article investigates how combining global value chain and innovation system approaches can help to foster an understanding of the possible trajectories that learning and innovation may take in developing countries. Based on the wealth of empirical evidence collected in the special issue, we introduce the notion of the co-evolution of global value chains and innovation systems and outline a framework for investigating the interaction between the two in a dynamic perspective with multiple trajectories. We find that, in some cases, there is an improvement in local innovation capabilities with potentially positive effects on overall competitiveness, while in others there is little progress or even a loss of previous innovation capacity. Cet article explore comment la combinaison d'approches liées aux chaînes de valeur mondiale et aux systèmes d'innovation peut aider à comprendre les trajectoires possibles de l'apprentissage et de l'innovation dans les pays en développement. Sur la base d'une multitude de preuves empiriques collectées dans ce numéro spécial, nous introduisons la notion de co-évolution des chaînes de valeur mondiales et des systèmes d'innovation et décrivons un cadre pour étudier l'interaction entre les deux dans une perspective dynamique avec trajectoires multiples. Nous constatons que, dans certains cas, il y a une amélioration des capacités locales d'innovation avec des effets positifs potentiels sur la compétitivité globale, tandis que dans d'autres il y a peu de progrès ou même une perte de capacité d'innovation.

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“…super-and hypermarkets) replacing the traditional fish outlets, whilst the fillet category itself comprises a wider range of products as well (Asche et al, 2014). Rainbird and Ramirez (2012) note that the majority (60-90%) of farmed Chilean salmon is purchased directly from producers by a select group of large retail and food-distributing companies including Wal-Mart, Tesco, Costco and Sysco. These companies therefore exert great power and are able to set industrial product standards on top of legislation (Rainbird and Ramirez, 2012).…”

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Applicability of a food chain analysis on aquaculture of Atlantic salmon to identify and monitor vulnerabilities and drivers of change for the identification of emerging risks

Marvin

Bouzembrak

Asselt

et al. 2019

EFSA Supporting Publications

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The objective of Aquarius project was to test the applicability of a food chain analysis on Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway to identify and monitor vulnerabilities and drivers of change for the identification of emerging risks. To this end, a comprehensive literature review was conducted complemented with expert views collected by on‐line questionnaires and in‐depth interviews. This review provided an overview of the various stages in the supply chain from farm to consumer and the identification of i) existing and emerging human and animal health hazards, ii) vulnerabilities, iii) control measures, iv) drivers of change, and v) related indicators. Next step in the study was to i) complement the list of vulnerabilities followed by a prioritisation using focus group discussions and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) method and ii) link drivers of change acting upon the (prioritised) vulnerabilities and identification of associated indicators and data sources by means of a Delphi method. Based on the experiences obtained with the different methodologies during this project, the Aquarius team considers literature review, and a direct face‐to‐face interaction with experts (in‐depth interviews, focus group discussions and FMEA in a workshop setting) as being most effective regarding output and effort. The comprehensive information collected formed the basis for the methodology to baseline key indicators of the selected vulnerabilities. The methodology proposed comprised a Bayesian Network (BN) that links data sources for indicators and drivers of change to the prioritised vulnerabilities and was demonstrated for salmon health. A Decision Support System (DSS) with such BN integrated was designed. The current BN and DSS could flag an increased exposure of known hazards that may occur due to changes in indicators but new hazards are not identified. The proposed methodology could be used instead to show trends in vulnerabilities, indicators, increased exposure of known hazards and for scenario studies.

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Bringing social institutions into global value chain analysis: the case of salmon farming in Chile

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Disconnecting Labour? The Labour Process in the UK Fast Fashion Value Chain

Disconnecting Labour? The Labour Process in the UK Fast Fashion Value Chain

Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems

Applicability of a food chain analysis on aquaculture of Atlantic salmon to identify and monitor vulnerabilities and drivers of change for the identification of emerging risks

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