Pandemic, poverty, and power in global exploitation chains
Article
2020
14
1-7
epidemic disease ; economic impact ; social impact ; unemployment ; value chains ; poverty
Labour economics
English
"As COVID-19 has spread along Global Value Chains (GVCs) it has not just exposed the fragility of our economic relationships but also the broader social relations of exploitation. The economy is balanced on a knife edge; a short step away from economic ruin and the potential for millions of workers to be thrown into poverty and destitution."
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