Global Economy Contested

Although much has been written on the topic of economic globalization, few volumes examine the social foundations of the global economy in a way that puts power and contestation at the forefront of the analysis. This book addresses this gap by emphasizing the contested social processes that underpin global production chains and financial structures

Part 1: Reworking the International Division of Labour 1. Power, Conflict and the Production of the Global Economy Marcus Taylor2. Globalisation and the Uneven Subsumption of Labour under Capital in Russia Simon Clarke3. Making the 'Workshop of the World': China and the International Division of Labour Étienne Cantin and Marcus TaylorPart 2: Commodity Chains, Labour Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility 4. Restructuring and Conflict in the Global Athletic Footwear Industry: Nike, Yue Yuen and Labour Codes of Conduct Jeroen Merk5. Offshore Production, Labour Standards and Collective Organisation in the Globalizing U.S. Garment Industry Étienne Cantin6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Labour Market Discipline: Contesting Social Reproduction in Low-Wage America Ryan FosterPart 3: Global Finance and Socially Responsible Investing 7. Pension Fund Capitalism, Pension Fund Socialism, and Dissent from Investment Paul Langley8. Imposing Social Responsibility?: Pension Funds and the New Politics of Development Finance Susanne SoederbergPart 4: New Directions in Labour Organising 9. Challenging Labour Market Flexibilisation: Union and Community-Based Struggles in Post-Apartheid South Africa Marlea Clarke10. After the Collapse: Workers and Social Conflict in Argentina Viviana Patroni11. Globalisation, Contestation and Labour Internationalism: A Transformationalist Perspective Ronaldo Munck