TY  - BOOK
AU  - Locke,Richard M.
TI  - The Promise and limits of private power: promoting labor standards in a global economy 
T2  - Cambridge studies in comparative politics
SN  - 9781107031555
AV  - HD6961 .L63 2013
U1  - 331.12/042 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Industrial relations
KW  - International business enterprises
KW  - Management
KW  - Globalization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-203) and index
N2  - "This book examines and evaluates various private initiatives to enforce fair labor standards within global supply chains. Using unique data (internal audit reports, and access to more than 120 supply chain factories and 700 interviews in 14 countries) from several major global brands, including NIKE, HP, and the International Labor Organization's Factory Improvement Programme in Vietnam, this book examines both the promise and the limitations of different approaches to actually improve working conditions, wages, and working hours for the millions of workers employed in today's global supply chains. Through a careful, empirically grounded analysis of these programs, this book illustrates the mix of private and public regulation needed to address these complex issues in a global economy"--
ER  -