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Changing Gender Patterns of Work in Global Value Chains
Stephanie Barrientos
其他書名
Capturing the Gains?
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2019-05-23
主題
Business & Economics / International / General
Business & Economics / Labor / General
Business & Economics / Economics / Microeconomics
Business & Economics / Industries / Retailing
Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development
Business & Economics / Economics / General
Business & Economics / Industries / Manufacturing
Business & Economics / Industries / Service
Political Science / Political Economy
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Social Science / Gender Studies
ISBN
1108492312
9781108492317
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WoOWDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book focuses on the changing gender patterns of work in a global retail environment associated with the rise of contemporary retail and global sourcing. This has affected the working lives of hundreds of millions of workers in high-, middle- and low-income countries. The growth of contemporary retail has been driven by the commercialised production of many goods previously produced unpaid by women within the home. Sourcing is now largely undertaken through global value chains in low- or middle-income economies, using a 'cheap' feminised labour force to produce low-price goods. As women have been drawn into the labour force, households are increasingly dependent on the purchase of food and consumer goods, blurring the boundaries between paid and unpaid work. This book examines how gendered patterns of work have changed and explores the extent to which global retail opens up new channels to leverage more gender-equitable gains in sourcing countries.