ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the processes through which technology shapes labour regimes and the embedding of technology practices in the political economy of state policy. It emphasise its links with the spatiality of accumulation, a domain that has been central to BHW's work by analysing the politics of technological change. The chapter develops the category 'spatio-technical regime' by linking two strands of Barbara Harriss-White's (BHW's) work: the politics of technology and the spatiality of accumulation. It describes the politics of policy shifts in the textile sector that have incentivised the introduction of certain technologies. The chapter considers on the relationship between production organisation and diffusion of new technologies in the weaving sector. It examines 'waste' generated by the quality standards of global markets which in turn generate a new regime of production that draws upon labour and materials excluded from production for high-end markets.
