Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
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This cluster of papers focuses on the governance, dynamics, and impacts of global value chains and production networks, with an emphasis on private governance, standards, upgrading, labor conditions, sustainability, certification schemes, and fair trade. It explores the interactions between state and non-state actors in regulating economic activities across global supply chain networks.
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global value chains; fair trade; global production networks; supply chain governance; fair trade certification; Fairtrade; commodity chains; value chain upgrading; voluntary sustainability standards; value chain governance; lead firms; global commodity chains; private standards; social upgrading; regional value chains; GlobalGAP; ethical trade; economic upgrading; fair trade movement; multi-stakeholder initiatives; international production networks; GVC participation; Rainforest Alliance; production fragmentation; Fairtrade certification
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Morton address: 36182781268599344 · morton4x16-v1
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