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Looking Behind the Label - Global Industries and the Conscientious Consumer

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Tim Bartley is Associate Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University. He is co-editor of Regulation & Governance, an interdisciplinary, international journal focused on the past and present of industry regulation and the changing character of governance within and across countries.Sebastian Koos is Assistant Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of KonstanzHiram Samel is Associate Professor of International Business, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.Gustavo Setrini is Assistant Professor of Food Studies at New York University. Nik Summers is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Indiana University. Klappentext Tim Bartley is Associate Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University. He is co-editor of Regulation & Governance, an interdisciplinary, international journal focused on the past and present of industry regulation and the changing character of governance within and across countries.Sebastian Koos is Assistant Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of KonstanzHiram Samel is Associate Professor of International Business, Sa¿Business School, University of Oxford.Gustavo Setrini is Assistant Professor of Food Studies at New York University. Nik Summers is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Indiana University. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of Commonly Used Acronyms Introduction: Rules, Responsibilities, and Rights in the Global Economy Part I: Making Sense of Conscientious Consumerism 1. The Making of Conscientious Consumers: Individual and National Patterns 2. Dilemmas of Conscientious Consumerism Part II: Behind the Label: Global Production and the Meaning of Standards 3. Wood and Paper Products: Searching for Sustainability 4. Food: Global Agriculture and Local Development 5. Apparel and Footwear: Standards for Sweatshops 6. Electronics: The Hidden Costs of Computing Conclusion: Beyond Conscientious Consumerism Appendix Notes References Index...

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Authors Tim Bartley, Tim Koos Bartley, Tim/ Koos Bartley, Bartley Tim, Sebastian Koos, Koos Sebastian, Hiram Samel, Samel Hiram, Gustavo Setrini, Nik Summers
Publisher Indiana University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.05.2015
 
EAN 9780253016485
ISBN 978-0-253-01648-5
No. of pages 296
Series Global Research Studies
Framing the Global
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

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