part Part I Introduction -- chapter 1 Global Trade in an Era of Neoliberal Capitalism: Origins, Context and Implications Christopher Wright -- chapter 2 Regulating Human Rights and Responsibilities in Global Supply Chains -- part Part II Input-Output Analysis -- chapter 3 Calculating the Cost of Trade Arne Geschke -- chapter 4 Human Rights Due Diligence with the Social Hotspots Database Catherine BenoiÌ‚t Norris, Gregory Norris, Yanyan Xiao, and Joy Murray -- part Part III Case Studies -- chapter 5 Corruption Embodied in International Trade Yanyan Xiao -- chapter 6 Social Footprints of Nations: A Look at Welfare Rachel C. Reyes -- chapter 7 Employment Flows from and into the Arab Region: A Case Study to Measure the Embodied Employment in 2010 Ali Alsamawi and Yanyan Xiao -- chapter 8 The Distribution of Labour and Wages Embodied in European Consumption Moana Simas and Richard Wood -- chapter 9 Assessing the Structure and Social Effects of China’s Provincial Labour Landscape Yafei Wang and Lixiao Xu -- chapter 10 Fairness and Globalisation in the Western European Clothing Supply Chain Simon Mair, Angela Druckman and Tim Jackson -- chapter 11 Income Effects in Global Value Chains Driven by EU Exports Ruslan Lukach and José M. Rueda-Cantuche -- chapter 12 Global Trade, Pollution and Mortality Christina Prell, Klaus Hubacek, Laixiang Sun and Kuishuang Feng -- part Part IV Social Effects of Global Trade and Standard Business Practice -- chapter 13 Socially Sustainable Supply Chains Graham Sinden. "The inclusion of qualitative social data into global environmental and economic input-output (IO) models remained illusive for many years. It was not until around 2013 that researchers found ways to include data, for example, on poverty, inequality, and worker safety, into IO models capable of tracing global supply chains. The sustainable development goals have now propelled this work onto the world stage with some urgency. They have shone a spotlight onto social conditions around the world and brought global trade into the frame for its ability to influence social conditions for good or ill.This book provides a compilation of groundbreaking work on social indicators from the most prominent IO research groups from a wide range of academic backgrounds and from around the world. In addition, it frames this work in the real world of politics, human rights, and business, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to demonstrate the power of IO to illuminate some of the world's most pressing problems. Edited by well-known researchers in the area, Joy Murray, Arunima Malik, and Arne Geschke, the book is designed to appeal to a broad academic and business audience. While many chapters include technical details and references for follow-up reading, it is possible to omit those sections and yet gain a deep appreciation of the power of IO to address seemingly intractable problems. "--Provided by publisher.