Chain reaction

Neoliberal exceptions to global commodity chains in Dominican baseball

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2378034
AutoresAlan Klein (0000-0002-2338-4700, Northeastern University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen47
Número1
Páginas27-42
Fecha de publicación2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1012690210390426
OpenAlexW1992309954
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas23

Global commodity chain research has become an important dimension of sociological research on globalization. Viewed from an anthropological perspective, however, it seems to be missing a critical orientation, one that is rooted in anthropology's tradition of 'studying down'. This study of Dominican baseball as a global commodity chain is an excellent pathway to understanding the ways in which neoliberal forces are altered as they articulate with local institutions and events in the developing world. The study also argues for injecting global commodity chain models with a more critical component to gain their full benefits

Commodity · Commodity chain · Economic geography · Economics · Globalization · Market economy · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Positive economics · Sociology · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts