Spatializing commodity chains
Spatializing commodity chains
There has been a growing interest in connecting production and consumption through the study of commodity chains. We identify three distinct approaches to the chain and review debates concerning the merits of a ‘vertical’ rather than a ‘horizontal’ approach. Drawing upon the example of the home furnishings commodity chain, the article highlights the importance of including horizontal factors such as gender and place alongside vertical chains. We consider geographical contingencies which underpin commodity chain dynamics, the role of space in mediating relationships across the chain and the spatialities of different products.
commodity chains, consumer culture, gender, home furnishings industry, space
401-420
Leslie, D.
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Reimer, S.
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1999
Leslie, D.
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Reimer, S.
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Abstract
There has been a growing interest in connecting production and consumption through the study of commodity chains. We identify three distinct approaches to the chain and review debates concerning the merits of a ‘vertical’ rather than a ‘horizontal’ approach. Drawing upon the example of the home furnishings commodity chain, the article highlights the importance of including horizontal factors such as gender and place alongside vertical chains. We consider geographical contingencies which underpin commodity chain dynamics, the role of space in mediating relationships across the chain and the spatialities of different products.
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Published date: 1999
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commodity chains, consumer culture, gender, home furnishings industry, space
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Local EPrints ID: 56863
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/56863
ISSN: 1477-0288
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