Bonacich, Edna; Appelbaum, Richard

Behind the Label - Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry : Inequality in the Los Angeles Apparel Industry

List of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: The Return of the Sweatshop 1(26) PART I: CAPITAL Manufacturers 27(26) Offshore Production (with Melanie Myers) 53(27) Retailers 80(24) The Power Elite 104(31) PART II: LABOR Contractors (with Ku-Sup Chin) 135(29) Workers (with Gregory Scott) 164(36) The Distribution of Wealth 200(21) PART III: FIGHTING BACK Government Enforcement and Retention Efforts (with Goetz Wolff) 221(41) Worker Empowerment 262(33) The Antisweatshop Movement 295(22) Afterword: The Larger Questions 317(4) Notes 321(40) Bibliographic Note 361(6) Index 367