Gender, Flexibility and Global Value Chains

By S. Barrientos. 2001

111 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Strategy and Management

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In Strategy and Management

1. F. Kruijssen
2. Andries du Toit
3. C. McDougall
4. S. Seguino
5. Imke J.M. van Asseldonk
6. C. Grown
7. B. Selwyn

Citations in the corpus

• Social Upgrading and Labour in Global Production Networks: A Critique and an Alternative Conception (2013, background): “There are numerous cases, for example in South Africa and Chile, where profitable export horticulture is characterized by domineering farms and precarious conditions for labour – temporary contracts, low pay and limited union recognition or presence (Barrientos, 2001).”
• ‘Social Exclusion’ Discourse and Chronic Poverty: A South African Case Study (2004, background): “If the situation of the poorest sections of South African society is defined by their marginality, how can this be reversed?”
• Gender equity and globalization: Macroeconomic policy for developing countries (2006, background): “In the case of Chilean and South African export grape industries, women are the preferred source of temporary workers and hold a small share of permanent jobs (Barrientos, 2001).”
• Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research (2017, background): “Gender relations permeate the value chain and are influenced by value chain governance (Barrientos, 2001).”