Production for Export: The Role of the State in the Development and Operation of Global Care Chains.

The article focuses on the role of the state in the development and operation of global care chains (GCC). It discusses the role of global nursing care chains (GNCCs) in bridging between the state and the GCC. It also argues the states strategies in developing an export industry in healthcare labour which constitute a major input into the formation of GNCCs. It also explores the key aspects of state's emphasis on nurse labour exports as an economic development strategy and displays the importance of the state in three ways, including the promotion of female migration, through the development of nursing education and the product quality of nursing labour export.