Der Textileinzelhandel ist, nach dem Lebensmitteleinzelhandel der zweitgrößte Sektor im Einzelhandel in Deutschland. Gleichzeitig sind die stationären Textilhandelsunternehmen in jüngster Zeit besonders unter wirtschaftlichen Druck geraten.Dabei stehen in der vorliegenden Arbeit die...

Volume 41 of Research in Economic Anthropology explores a wide range of topics of interest to economic anthropology. The opening paper presents a novel approach to anthropological-economic infrastructural research in England, specifically London's Thames Tideway Tunnel. The volume's first...

"A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet Take a look at your favorite pair of jeans. Maybe you bought them on Amazon or the Gap; maybe the tag...

The garment market and the marketplace -- Governing La Salada -- With god and the devil -- All I want is a sweatshop -- The garment entrepreneur at La Salada -- Dynamics of aspirations -- Narratives of sacrifice and autonomy -- Taste, credit, and bullets -- Squatters, cart-pullers, and demolition.