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Beyond firm-centrism: re-integrating labour and capitalism into global commodity chain analysis

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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:35 authored by Benjamin SelwynBenjamin Selwyn
Since the mid-1990s, global commodity chain (GCC) analysis has contributed much to our understanding of processes of globalization and development. It has however, broadly failed to integrate class relations generally and labour in particular into its approach. This article suggests that we can understand this failure by revisiting and critically interrogating GCC's intellectual foundationsin World Systems Theory and Schumpeterian conceptions of capitalist innovation. It also argues that if carefully reformed, these foundations can provide a useful framework from which to conduct research into processes of contemporary development. A central argument of this paper is that evolving capitallabour relations co-determine processes of capitalist expansion and development, and that a commitment to understanding and investigating these relations should be placed more firmly at the centre of GCC analysis.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Economic Geography

ISSN

1468-2702

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Issue

1

Volume

12

Page range

205-226

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  • International Relations Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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