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Beyond The Boycott

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Author : Gay W. Seidman
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2007-09-13

Beyond The Boycott written by Gay W. Seidman and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-13 with Business & Economics categories.

As the world economy becomes increasingly integrated, companies can shift production to wherever wages are lowest and unions weakest. How can workers defend their rights in an era of mobile capital? With national governments forced to compete for foreign investment by rolling back legal protections for workers, fair trade advocates are enlisting consumers to put market pressure on companies to treat their workers fairly. In Beyond the Boycott, sociologist Gay Seidman asks whether this non-governmental approach can reverse the "race to the bottom" in global labor standards. Beyond the Boycott examines three campaigns in which activists successfully used the threat of a consumer boycott to pressure companies to accept voluntary codes of conduct and independent monitoring of work sites. The voluntary Sullivan Code required American corporations operating in apartheid-era South Africa to improve treatment of their workers; in India, the Rugmark inspection team provides 'social labels' for handknotted carpets made without child labor; and in Guatemala, COVERCO monitors conditions in factories producing clothing under contract for major American brands. Seidman compares these cases to explore the ingredients of successful campaigns, as well as the inherent limitations facing voluntary monitoring schemes. Despite activists' emphasis on educating individual consumers to support ethical companies, Seidman finds that, in practice, they have been most successful when they mobilized institutions—such as universities, churches, and shareholder organizations. Moreover, although activists tend to dismiss states' capabilities, all three cases involved governmental threats of trade sanctions against companies and countries with poor labor records. Finally, Seidman points to an intractable difficulty of independent workplace monitoring: since consumers rarely distinguish between monitoring schemes and labels, companies can hand pick monitoring organizations, selecting those with the lowest standards for working conditions and the least aggressive inspections. Transnational consumer movements can increase the bargaining power of the global workforce, Seidman argues, but they cannot replace national governments or local campaigns to expand the meaning of citizenship. As trade and capital move across borders in growing volume and with greater speed, civil society and human rights movements are also becoming more global. Highly original and thought-provoking, Beyond the Boycott vividly depicts the contemporary movement to humanize globalization—its present and its possible future. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology

Beyond The White House Lawn

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Author : Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

Beyond The White House Lawn written by Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Arab-Israeli conflict categories.

The Chicago Law Times

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

The Chicago Law Times written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Law categories.

The Chicago law times includes articles on a broad array of legal topics not limited to Illinois law, but also encompassing law of other states, federal law, international law and law in other nations. Book reviews are also included.

Annual Report

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Author : New York (State). Department of Labor. Bureau of Statistics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

Annual Report written by New York (State). Department of Labor. Bureau of Statistics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Labor categories.

International Boycotts

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

International Boycotts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Arab countries categories.

Annual Report

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Author : New York (State). Bureau of Labor Statistics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888

Annual Report written by New York (State). Bureau of Labor Statistics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Labor categories.

Proceedings Of The Annual Convention

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Author : Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

Proceedings Of The Annual Convention written by Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Glassworkers categories.

Annual Report Of The Bureau Of Labor Statistics Of The State Of New York For The Year

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Author : New York (State). Bureau of Labor Statistics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888

Annual Report Of The Bureau Of Labor Statistics Of The State Of New York For The Year written by New York (State). Bureau of Labor Statistics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Labor categories.

Co Operative News And Journal Of Associated Industry

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

Co Operative News And Journal Of Associated Industry written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Cooperation categories.

Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Convention Of The Glass Bottle Blowers Association Of The United States And Canada

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Author : Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977

Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Convention Of The Glass Bottle Blowers Association Of The United States And Canada written by Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Glassworkers categories.