Near‐sourcing UK apparel: value chain restructuring, productivity and the informal economy
研究了英国服装制造业在快时尚推动下，制造商如何通过非正规分包和雇佣而非提高生产率来维持利润，揭示了价值链重构中的非正规经济现象。
Abstract Fast fashion's emphasis on quick response production and supply chain management is at the basis of renewed growth in UK apparel manufacturing. This article shows how increasing pressure from lead firms has resulted in manufacturers maintaining profit levels, mainly, through informal subcontracting and informal employment, as opposed to increasing productivity.