The Promise and Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy. By Richard M. Locke.

By S. Barrientos. 2014

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Outsourcing governance: states and the politics of a ‘global value chain world’ (2017, background): “…been lamented by many, arguing that private governance cannot be considered an effective or legitimate substitute for public governance, and that public and private governance can be, increasingly are, and need to be complementary (Mayer and Gereffi 2010, Vogel 2010, Esbenshade 2012, Locke 2013).”
After Rana Plaza: Building coalitional power for labour rights between unions and (consumption-based) social movement organisations (2015, background): “By leveraging consumer sentiment and reputational threats, social movement organisations have played a critical role in pushing companies to protect labour rights in their global supply chains, such as through unilateral Corporate Codes of Conduct (Locke, 2013) or by adopting private labour standard”
Global value chains, rising power firms and economic and social upgrading (2015, background): “Government actions can go beyond the traditional law-enforcing role and adopt innovative and experimental approaches by collaborating with private and civil actors (Locke, 2013).”
Governing Global Supply Chain Sustainability through the Ethical Audit Regime (2017, background): “Subsequent studies across a range of industries have confirmed what our interviews also revealed: the ineffectiveness of audits in detecting non-compliance and spurring long-term improvements in environmental and labor standards (Appelbaum & Lichtenstein, 2016; Clean Clothes Campaign, 2005; Locke, 2”
Change above the Glass Ceiling: Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Diversity in Japanese Firms (2018, background): “…University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign groups, nongovernmental organizations, and supra-governmental institutions have played a crucial role by creating codes of ethics in business and promoting socially responsible practices (Vogel, 2005; Bartley, 2007; Lim and Tsutsui, 2012; Locke, 2013).”