Contemporary Globalisation and Value Systems: What Gains for Developing Countries?

2022 ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Praveen Jha ◽  
Paris Yeros
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Value Systems

scholarly journals Small Business and Social Irresponsibility in Developing Countries: Working Conditions and “Evasion” Institutional Work

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1301-1336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Soundararajan ◽  
Laura J. Spence ◽  
Chris Rees
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Institutional Work ◽  
Perspective Drawing ◽  
Labor Welfare

Small businesses in developing countries, as part of global supply chains, are sometimes assumed to respond in a straightforward manner to institutional demands for improved working conditions. This article problematizes this perspective. Drawing upon extensive qualitative data from Tirupur’s knitwear export industry in India, we highlight owner-managers’ agency in avoiding or circumventing these demands. The small businesses here actively engage in irresponsible business practices and “evasion” institutional work to disrupt institutional demands in three ways: undermining assumptions and values, dissociating consequences, and accumulating autonomy and political strength. This “evasion” work is supported by three conditions: void (in labor welfare mechanisms), distance (from institutional monitors), and contradictions (between value systems). Through detailed empirical findings, the article contributes to research on both small business social responsibility and institutional work.

Emerging Nutrition Gaps in a World of Affluence - Micronutrient Intake and Status Globally

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Eggersdorfer ◽  
Paul Walter
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
New Science ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Micronutrient Intake

Nutrition is important for human health in all stages of life - from conception to old age. Today we know much more about the molecular basis of nutrition. Most importantly, we have learnt that micronutrients, among other factors, interact with genes, and new science is increasingly providing more tools to clarify this interrelation between health and nutrition. Sufficient intake of vitamins is essential to achieve maximum health benefit. It is well established that in developing countries, millions of people still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. However, it is far less recognized that we face micronutrient insufficiencies also in developed countries.

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