Gunpoint capitalism : enforcing industrial order in Karachi /

On 11 September 2012, over 250 workers of Ali Enterprises, which produced jeans for the German discount retailer KiK, perished in a fire in their Karachi factory. Was this an accident or an arson attack? Straight away, the tragedy gave rise to contradictory interpretations. While some blamed the exp...

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Weitere Titel:
Capitalisme à main armée.
1. Verfasser:
Gayer, Laurent (ÜbersetzerIn)
Weitere Verfasser:
Roffe, Jane (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London : Hurst & Company, 2025.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
On 11 September 2012, over 250 workers of Ali Enterprises, which produced jeans for the German discount retailer KiK, perished in a fire in their Karachi factory. Was this an accident or an arson attack? Straight away, the tragedy gave rise to contradictory interpretations. While some blamed the exploitative logics of fast fashion, others suspected foul play by the political parties preying on the city and its business class. Exploring the back alleys of Pakistan's industrial capital city, this text shows how the manufacturing economy makes order out of disorder, and profit out of conflict to the detriment of workers.
Umfang:
1 online resource (365 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Translated from the French.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-782871-X
0-19-782723-3
Schlagworte:
Manufacturing industries > Corrupt practices > Pakistan > Karachi.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Pakistan > Karachi.
Globalization > Social aspects > Pakistan > Karachi.
Labor laws and legislation > Pakistan > Karachi.
Industry.
Industry & industrial studies.
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