A governance deficit in the apparel industry in Bangladesh: solutions to the impasse?
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posted on 2024-06-06, 08:38authored byM Islam, A Khattak, C Stringer
The rapid growth of Bangladesh’s apparel industry has been facilitated by the emergence of global value chains (GVCs) connecting local suppliers with global buyers. The growth of the industry, however, has occurred without the parallel development of supportive institutions resulting in a governance deficit highlighted, in part, by ongoing disasters in which workers have been killed or injured. Building on the GVCs governance literature, this chapter discusses the need for public, private and social governance actors to work together to address the governance deficit in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse. The chapter highlights the limitations inherent with one form of governance seeking to tackle problems in the industry and concludes that a mix of the three types of governance is needed.
History
Chapter number
4
Pagination
111-145
ISBN-13
9781137601780
ISBN-10
1137601787
Language
eng
Publication classification
B1 Book chapter, B Book chapter
Copyright notice
2017, The Editors and Authors
Extent
5
Editor/Contributor(s)
Hira A, Benson-Rea M
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Place of publication
New York, N.Y.
Title of book
Governing corporate social responsibility in the apparel industry after Rana Plaza