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Dicken

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Clothing industry
Increased power of TNCs
Globalisation is a process not an end state

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Clothing industry
Increased power of TNCs
Globalisation is a process not an end state

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Dicken

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Amin

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Globalisation means everyday activities are influenced by different places in the world
Regions can find their competitive advantage

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Globalisation means everyday activities are influenced by different places in the world
Regions can find their competitive advantage

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Amin

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Held

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Medieval Europe dominated by agriculture

Since 1970s the number of human rights NGOs has increased

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Medieval Europe dominated by agriculture

Since 1970s the number of human rights NGOs has increased

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Held

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Dunford

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Questions assumptions of economics
Less developed areas need above average growth
Self sustained development is linked to development of manufacturing
EU has an attempt to rule out state aids

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Questions assumptions of economics
Less developed areas need above average growth
Self sustained development is linked to development of manufacturing
EU has an attempt to rule out state aids

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Dunford

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Varoufakis

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BWS shows all economies are linked

2 strong currencies were added to BWS to make it stronger

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BWS shows all economies are linked

2 strong currencies were added to BWS to make it stronger

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Varoufakis

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Obama

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He encourages public spending to help the US recover

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He encourages public spending to help the US recover

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Obama

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Gereffi

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Each commodity spans to many countries (each country has a cost advantage)
Emphasis on competition and innovation (monopolies)

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Each commodity spans to many countries (each country has a cost advantage)
Emphasis on competition and innovation (monopolies)

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Gereffi

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Smith

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The crucial distinction between poor and rich countries is in the relative value of the commodities produced in each area

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The crucial distinction between poor and rich countries is in the relative value of the commodities produced in each area

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Smith

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Peck

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Market led development and supply-side intervention to create creativity

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Market led development and supply-side intervention to create creativity

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Dreher

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Cities must attract people with hip neighbourhoods, an art scene and a gay-friendly atmosphere

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Cities must attract people with hip neighbourhoods, an art scene and a gay-friendly atmosphere

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Michigan

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Need for an ‘economic development strategy that puts creative people first’

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Need for an ‘economic development strategy that puts creative people first’

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Florida

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Talent is attracted by diversity, or what are referred to as low barriers to entry for human capital

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Talent is attracted by diversity, or what are referred to as low barriers to entry for human capital

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Lee

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Suggested the notion of ‘circuits of value’ - links between production, exchange and consumption

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Suggested the notion of ‘circuits of value’ - links between production, exchange and consumption

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NYC Roosevelt Island

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Dumping ground for the destitute, sick and criminalised people.
New York Lunatic Asylum

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Dumping ground for the destitute, sick and criminalised people.
New York Lunatic Asylum

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NYC Roosevelt Island

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Cloke

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Some things are sold as commodities without being intentionally produced as commodities eg. Labour

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Some things are sold as commodities without being intentionally produced as commodities eg. Labour

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Hughes

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Connections between commodity chains

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Connections between commodity chains

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Leslie

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Gender is central to the commodity chain - by the 21st century the focus will be on the working-class female than the working-class male

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Gender is central to the commodity chain - by the 21st century the focus will be on the working-class female than the working-class male

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Noel

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Is ‘defetishisation’ a thing?

Once one defetishises the commodity, where and with whom does it socially lie?

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Is ‘defetishisation’ a thing?

Once one defetishises the commodity, where and with whom does it socially lie?

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Cook

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Jamaican Papayas:

  • male workers
  • short shelf life
  • shops change stock every week
  • increased popularity of tropical areas
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Jamaican Papayas:

  • male workers
  • short shelf life
  • shops change stock every week
  • increased popularity of tropical areas
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Hartwick

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Use of the media - brands exposed for sweatshops

Misleading claims

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Use of the media - brands exposed for sweatshops

Misleading claims

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Fashion revolution website

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‘We don’t want our clothes to come at the cost of people or our planet’
Companies need to be more transparent

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‘We don’t want our clothes to come at the cost of people or our planet’
Companies need to be more transparent

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Fashion revolution website

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