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Waren, Wissen und „Raum“: Die Dunklen Seiten globaler Lieferketten im Lebensmittelhandel

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Im Geiste einer Welt-System-theoretischen inspirierten Kettenforschung, plädiert dieser Beitrag dafür sich stärker mit den Schattenseiten globaler Lieferketten im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel auseinanderzusetzen. Dies erfordert insbesondere eine stärkere Sensibilität gegenüber den Dimensionen Arbeit, Natur und Wert als zentrale Kristallisationspunkte globaler kapitalistischer Vergesellschaftung. Der Beitrag arbeitet zunächst heraus, wie der Zusammenhang zwischen Waren, Wissen und Wirtschaftsgeographien gedacht werden kann. Hier kommt eine kritische global-relationale Perspektive zum Tragen, die spezifische ethisch-normative Implikationen mit sich bringt. Abschließend werden drei ausgewählte dunkle Seiten globaler ökonomischer Verflechtungen beleuchtet: Lebensmittelmarktkrisen/-schocks und deren negative Folgen für regionale Ökonomien, der Einfluss von Finanzialisierungsprozessen auf Dynamiken der Preisbildung und Marktvolatilität in globalen Lebensmittellieferketten und die aus globalen Lieferketten resultierenden negativen Umwelteffekte.

Abstract

In the spirit of world-systems theory inspired commodity chain research, this contribution argues for a stronger engagement with the dark sides of global supply chains in food retailing. In particular, this requires greater sensitivity to the dimensions of labor, nature, and value as central crystallization points of global capitalist socialization. The article elaborates on how the connection between goods, knowledge and economic geography can be conceived, utilizing a critical global-relational perspective Such a perspective has specific ethical-normative implications. Finally, three selected dark sides of global economic connections are examined: Food market crises/shocks and their negative consequences for regional economies, the influence of financialisation processes of dynamics of price formation and market volatility in global food supply chains, and the negative environmental effects of global supply chains.

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