Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report

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Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report. / Frenkel, Stephen; Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita et al.
2018. (Garment Supply Chain Governance Discussion).

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Harvard

Frenkel, S, Kabeer, N, Huq, L, Rahman, S, Rahman, K, Lohmeyer, N, Schüßler, E, Ashwin, S, Alexander, R, Oka, C & Egels-Zandén, N 2018 'Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report' Garment Supply Chain Governance Discussion.

APA

Frenkel, S., Kabeer, N., Huq, L., Rahman, S., Rahman, K., Lohmeyer, N., Schüßler, E., Ashwin, S., Alexander, R., Oka, C., & Egels-Zandén, N. (2018). Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report. (Garment Supply Chain Governance Discussion).

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Frenkel S, Kabeer N, Huq L, Rahman S, Rahman K, Lohmeyer N et al. Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report. 2018 Nov 26. (Garment Supply Chain Governance Discussion).

Bibtex

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