The New Politics of Transnational Labor - 9781501733192

The New Politics of Transnational LaborWhy Some Alliances Succeed\nAuthor(s): Marissa Brookes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: ILR Press\nISBN-13: 9781501733192, 978-1501733192\nSynopsis\nOver the years many transnational labor alliances have succeeded in improving conditions for workers, but many more have not. In The New Politics of Transnational Labor, Marissa Brookes explains why this dichotomy has occurred. Using the coordination and context-appropriate (CCAP) theory, she assesses this divergence, arguing that the success of transnational alliances hinges not only on effective coordination across borders and within workers' local organizations but also on their ability to exploit vulnerabilities in global value chains, invoke national and international institutions, and mobilize networks of stakeholders in ways that threaten employers' core, material interests.\n\n Brookes uses six comparative case studies spanning four industries, .