Global Production: The Apparel Industry in the Pacific Rim (Labor and Social Change)

This collection of original essays examines the socialand political consequences of the globalization of the apparelindustry in Asia, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and theUnited States. The contributors analyze the countries' trade policies,the apparel industry's network of capital ad labor, working conditionsin garment factories, and the role of workers, especiallywomen. Written by scholars of various nationalities and from differentdisciplines, this volume provides a look at the industry from theperspective of participants within each country and illustrates ageneral trend toward the internationalization of production and globaleconomic restructuring.