With the full effects of the Great Recession still unfolding, this collection of essays analyses the gendered economic impacts of the crisis. The volume, from an international set of contributors, argues that gender-differentiated economic roles and responsibilities within households and markets...

"The clothing industry provides employment for 60 million workers worldwide. More than a quarter of these workers are employed in the Asia-Pacific region, where the industry is based on subcontracted production on behalf of international buyers. Rapid movements of manufacturing activity from...

Across space and through time: tomatl meets the corporate tomato -- Frames and filters: theoretical and methodological approaches -- Arch deluxe with a smile: women never stop at McDonald's -- You can count on us: scanning cashiers at Loblaws Supermarkets -- On the move for food: truckers and...