Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5073355 | Geoforum | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The GPN framework provides an analytical lens through which to conceptualise cross-cutting strands of trans-scalar governance regimes, involving complex networks of state, private and civil society actors operating at multiple scales. Notions of territorial and societal embeddedness are used to elucidate how global ethical standards derived from particular country contexts become enmeshed in national regulatory frameworks and local societal relations, shaping governance outcomes for precarious workers incorporated into GPNs. The paper draws attention to the 'trans-scalar embeddedness' of labour governance regimes which interact across geographical scales and, in the case of South African fruit, reflect a 'trans-scalar governance deficit' for precarious workers. It is argued that the influence of national regulatory regimes should be more fully incorporated into analytical frameworks for understanding governance outcomes in GPNs.
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Authors
Matthew Alford,