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Copyright Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienza Politiche Sociali Dec 2015

Abstract

Interest in back-reshoring strategies has gained momentum recently. However, this phenomenon little is known so far about wage and working conditions. This article focuses on plants in Tuscany of luxury global firms that reverse previous off-shoring by bringing manufacturing back home. Drawing on interviews with workers and privileged informants, the article outlines the deterioration of working conditions through the subcontracting relationships of value chain. The main thesis of this paper is that in order to understand the on-going changes there is a need to shows the structural role of interlacement of capital, intangible assets and labour.

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Title
[Tra lusso e crisi] Catene del valore, rilocalizzazioni e condizioni di lavoro nel settore moda in Toscana/Between Luxury and Crisis. Supply Chains, Back-Reshoring and Work Conditions in the Tuscan Fashion Industry
Author
Redini, Veronica
Pages
81-93,215
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Dec 2015
Publisher
Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
e-ISSN
22391118
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Italian
ProQuest document ID
1783451635
Copyright
Copyright Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienza Politiche Sociali Dec 2015