After a period in the 1990s of rapid integration into the production and trade networks of the
European Union (EU)(and to a lesser extent of the United States), clothing manufacturers in …

Articulations of Capital offers an accessible, grounded, yet theoretically-sophisticated
account of the geographies of global production networks, value chains, and regional …

It is generally agreed that major upheavals are taking place in the organisation of work as
corporate structures are transformed in the context of economic globalisation and rapid …

This paper considers the evolution of Ukraine's space-economy from 1990 to 2009, paying
particular attention to comparative regional economic performance during the country's …

Since the early 1990's, there has been a general trend in corporate restructuring towards a
'concentration on core activities' and outsourcing of tasks in a range of business functions …

While apparel manufacturing is often considered the quintessential global industry, the
regional dimension of trade and production in the textile and clothing sector is less widely …

The global garment industry is currently being reshaped in dramatic ways through
processes of trade liberalization, delocalization and interfirm and interregional competition …

The paper examines the application of human resource management (HRM) practices by a
Multinational Enterprise (MNE) whose operations extend from unexplored post-Soviet …

With the fall of the socialist system, Central European1 economies underwent a strong
industrial crisis, which was particularly damaging to concentrated spaces of mining, heavy …

Drawing from case studies from the Eastern and South-eastern frontiers of the EU, this book
examines the changes in geography of European production in labour-intensive industries …