by Chris Jordan | Nov 22, 2016 | Brazil, China, India, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks
The ‘Rising Powers’, especially China, India and Brazil, have now become key players in the global economy. Yet, we still know too little about how these economies are engaging with and potentially shaping, the rules that govern international trade and global...
by Chris Jordan | Nov 10, 2016 | Brazil, China, India, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Law Development and Finance in Rising Powers, South Africa
By Boni Sones, University of Cambridge We live in a globalised world and buy products produced by workers’ from all over the World. Increasingly consumers are demanding that those who produce our goods are employed on decent terms and conditions whether they work in...
by Chris Jordan | Mar 8, 2016 | Brazil, China, Ian Scoones, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Uncategorized
By Ian ScoonesA new Open Access Special Issue in World Development based on our work on the changing role of China and Brazil in Africa’s agriculture is now available (links to individual articles are below, and also via here).The work was developed under the ‘China...
by Chris Jordan | Nov 18, 2015 | Brazil, China, India, Rory Horner, South Africa, Uncategorized
By Rory HornerIn a new article published via Territory, Politics, Governance, Rory Horner reviews emerging evidence of the growth of South-South trade and argues for the need to move beyond win-win notions from development cooperation to highlight the commercial...
by Chris Jordan | Nov 12, 2015 | Brazil, China, India, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Mo Yamin, Rudolf Sinkovics, Uncategorized
Image by jscreationzs, FreeDigitalPhotos.netBy Mo Yamin and Rudolf SinkovicsMo Yamin and Rudolf Sinkovics introduce a special issue of critical perspectives on international business, Vol 11, No.3/4 on the developmental impact of Rising Power firms.Huawei phones,...
by Chris Jordan | Jul 12, 2015 | Brazil, China, Henry Tugendhat, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Uncategorized
By Henry TugendhatImage by Gualberto107, FreeDigitalPhotos.netIf you think that the biggest story about Brazilian and Chinese agricultural engagements in Africa is land grabs, you’d be wrong. In fact, the big stories consist of almost everything else. From migration,...
