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The geo-political economy of global production networks

Glassman, Jim·2011·Geography Compass
DOI 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00416.x
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Abstract The literature on global production networks (GPNs) has made important contributions to our understanding of globalization, overcoming much of the state‐centrism of other kinds of political economic approaches. It has also extended effectively beyond the relatively narrower focus of its predecessors, the global commodity chains and global value chains approaches, to analyze not only the direct process of production but also various social activities that are crucial to the overall process of commodity (and value) production. Yet in spite of opening a potential space for interrogating political processes as integral aspects of production, most work on GPNs has avoided the discussion of political issues that speak to the messiness, contestation, and violence that often accompanies globalization. This article shows that GPN approaches can and should encompass geo‐political aspects of the production process that range from labor struggles to inter‐state competition and even war. As examples from South Korea show, a geo‐political economy approach to GPNs that includes examination of war and geo‐politics can extend our understanding of the process of globalization.

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  • China's dominant market share in refining mineral products and its efforts to offset raw material supply risks by investing in overseas sources of supply have raised concern about resource availability.

    “China's dominant market share in refining mineral products -and the country's efforts to offset raw material supply risks by investing in overseas sources of supply (see [150]) have raised concern about resource availability.”

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Authors
Glassman, J.
Affiliations
University of British Columbia (CA)
Corresponding author
Glassman, Jim
ORCID
Glassman, Jim
Venue
Geography Compass
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-04
Volume
5
Issue
4
Pages
154-164
ISSN
1749-8198 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00416.x
OpenAlex
W1498225909
Cited by
125
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
16.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2 d)
Locations
Geography Compass (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Economy and Marxism
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › World Systems and Global Transformations
Keywords
global production networks, geopolitics, geopolitical economy, globalization, workers' struggle, interstate competition, war, global commodity chains, global value chains, South Korea

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