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Global supply chain dynamics and labour governance : implications for social upgrading

Lee, Joonkoo - 2016

This paper examines how the emergence and change of the fragmented cross-national production system affects social upgrading in developing countries, focusing on the impact of private governance on labour conditions and workers’ rights. It also discusses the role of private voluntary standards...

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Corporate social responsibility in international trade and investment agreements : implications for states, business and workers

Peels, Rafael; Echeverria M., Elizabeth; Aissi, Jonas; … - 2016

This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are provided in these agreements to activate and follow-up...

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The comparative dynamics of private governance : the case of the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry

Leitheiser, Erin - 2019 - 1st edition

This study investigates how and why companies engage in private governance in varied ways and the implications thereof. It compares how companies - as 'political actors' - engage in private governance differently, even if in response to the same institutional pressures. In doing so, it examines...

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Capitalism and Global Governance in Business History : A Roundtable Discussion

Pitteloud, Sabine; Ballor, Grace; Clavin, Patricia; … - 2022

This working paper brings together a diverse group of scholars to discuss the historiography of capitalism, business history and global governance and lay the foundations for further research in this area. Grace Ballor and Sabine Pitteloud open the discussion with a historiographical survey of...

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Integration, disintegration and trade in Europe : evolution of trade relations during the 1990s

Fidrmuc, Jarko; Fidrmuc, Jan - 2000

Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union and the Baltics was very high around the time of disintegration, exceeding the normal level of trade … approximately 40 times. Disintegration has been followed by a sharp fall in trade intensity. On the other hand, the trade …

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Stability of monetary unions : lessons from the break-up of Czechoslovakia

Fidrmuc, Jan; Horváth, Július; Fidrmuc, Jarko - 1999

In 1993, Czechoslovakia experienced a two-step break-up. On January 1, the country disintegrated as a political union, while preserving an economic and monetary union. Then, the Czech-Slovak monetary union collapsed on February 8. This paper analyzes the economic background of the two break-ups...

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Disintegration and trade

Fidrmuc, Jarko; Fidrmuc, Jan - 2001

The gravity model of trade is utilized to assess the impact of disintegration on trade. The analysis is based on three … recent disintegration episodes involving the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. The results point to a very … strong home bias around the time of disintegration, with intra-union trade exceeding normal trade approximately 43 times in …

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Measuring sovereign contagion in Europe

Caporin, Massimiliano; Pelizzon, Loriana; Ravazzolo, … - 2015

This paper analyzes sovereign risk shift-contagion, i.e. positive and significant changes in the propagation mechanisms, using bond yield spreads for the major eurozone countries. By emphasizing the use of two econometric approaches based on quantile regressions (standard quantile regression and...

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Political economy of fiscal unions

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2013

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Political economy of fiscal unions

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2013

I formulate a political-economy model of a fiscal union where the threat of secession imposes a limit on fiscal redistribution between regions. I argue that the trade-off between implementing the region's preferred fiscal policy and benefiting from inter-regional risk sharing depends on the...

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