by Chris Jordan | Mar 17, 2015 | Gale Raj-Reichert, Khalid Nadvi, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Uncategorized
Image by Victor Habbick, FreeDigitalPhotos.net By Khalid Nadvi and Gale Raj-ReichertMany leading global brands, like Apple and Hewlett-Packard, source components from and have their products manufactured by a variety of independent suppliers. These suppliers undertake...
by Chris Jordan | Feb 3, 2015 | Alejandro Guarín, Brazil, China, India, Khalid Nadvi, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Peter Knorringa, Uncategorized
Two journal articles previously presented on this blog have now been included in an online article collection featuring the most downloaded articles published in Routledge Social Sciences journals in 2014. The collection features the top three most downloaded articles...
by Chris Jordan | Jan 24, 2015 | China, Chris King-Chi Chan, Khalid Nadvi, Labour Standards and Global Production Networks, Uncategorized
By Chris King-Chi Chan and Khalid Nadvi Image by Stuart Miles, FreeDigitalPhotos.netChris Chan and Khalid Nadvi introduce a special issue of International Labour Review, Vol. 153, No. 4, that highlights key dynamics and upcoming challenges around labour...
by Chris Jordan | Dec 23, 2014 | Brazil, China, Henry Tugendhat, Rising Powers in African Agriculture, Sérgio Chichava, Uncategorized
http://www.future-agricultures.org/images/ca2.jpgThe School of Advanced International Studies’ China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University (SAIS-CARI) has published two new policy briefs on Chinese agricultural engagement in Africa. The papers are...
by Chris Jordan | Dec 18, 2014 | Brian Salter, China, Governance in Global Biomedical Innovation, India, Saheli Datta, Uncategorized, Yinhua Zhou
Global Medical Discovery highlights a recent article by Brian Salter, Yinhua Zhou and Saheli Datta as a feature article for this month’s issue. The excerpt below highlights the article’s key findings.The general reticence to engage with the reality of the...
by Chris Jordan | Nov 14, 2014 | Joshua Kirshner, Low Carbon Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uncategorized
Visit on 25 August, 2014 I recently spent four weeks observing several small-scale renewable energy projects in Mozambique. As part of the Rising Powers project, I accompanied two consultants from the Harare office of the NGO Practical Action and the… This blog...
