Sporting Goods Trade, International Division of Labor, and the Unequal Hierarchy of Nations
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[1] University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Canadá
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- Localización: Sociology of sport journal, ISSN 0741-1235, Vol. 18, Nº. 2, 2001, págs. 231-246
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The main goal of this paper is to provide an analysis of the evolution of the international division of labor with regard to the sporting goods sector. Its purpose is also to assess which of the current dominant critical theories of the international division of labor most accurately describes the trends in the sporting goods sector. The first proposition examined here is that none of the current dominant critical theories of the international division of labor describes appropriately the trends of the last 20 years in sporting goods trade. The second proposition is that the evolution of the international division of labor in the sporting goods sector shows two trends that on the surface may appear contradictory: a regionalization, as well as a globalization of sporting goods trade. Twenty-eight countries were selected for the study. Data support both propositions. The paper ends with suggestions for further studies.
