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A governance deficit in the apparel industry in Bangladesh: solutions to the impasse?

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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.

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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

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