Exporting out of China or out of Africa? Automation versus relocation in the global clothing industry

Altenburg, Tilman; Chen, Xiao; Lütkenhorst, Wilfried; Staritz, Cornelia; Whitfield, Lindsay

doi:10.23661/dp1.2020

Discussion Paper 2020

DOI: 10.23661/dp1.2020

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Exporting out of China or out of Africa? Automation versus relocation in the global clothing industry

Tilman Altenburg

Xiao Chen

Wilfried Lütkenhorst

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Global Value Chains and Industrial Relations in the Global South: Social Upgrading Paths in Different Industries

Teipen

Mehl

2021

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The article compares social upgrading trends in four global value chains (apparel, automobiles, electronics and it services) and six developing and emerging economies (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Vietnam). It applies a framework, which combines analyses of industry-specific governance modes with recent theoretical approaches from the field of industrial relations. The empirical results show that prospects for social upgrading within similar segments of a particular value chain considerably depend on the national context. The article thus highlights the importance of integrating the role of national institutions into global value chain analysis in order to better explain variegated upgrading dynamics across different countries and industries.

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Global Value Chains and Industrial Relations in the Global South: Social Upgrading Paths in Different Industries

Teipen

Mehl

2021

Journal of Labor and Society

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Exporting out of China or out of Africa? Automation versus relocation in the global clothing industry

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Global Value Chains and Industrial Relations in the Global South: Social Upgrading Paths in Different Industries

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