Global value chains : linking local producers from developing countries to international markets /

This important volume presents seven case studies of global value chains alongside two theoretical chapters concerning these chains. The contributors explore a wide range of issues relevant to value chains: the impact of global value chains on local upgrading strategies, the role of governance struc...

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Corporate Authors:	JSTOR (Organization), European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
Other Authors:	Dijk, Meine Pieter van, Trienekens, Jacques
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Series:	EADI.
Subjects:	International trade. International economic relations. Economic development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General. Economics, finance, business and management. Economics. Development economics. Electronic books. Electronic book.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	This important volume presents seven case studies of global value chains alongside two theoretical chapters concerning these chains. The contributors explore a wide range of issues relevant to value chains: the impact of global value chains on local upgrading strategies, the role of governance structures shaping global value chains, the role of buyers in creating, monitoring and enforcing commodity specifications and of international standards in shaping the patterns of chain governance. They also consider the role of donors, governmental organisations, and civil society in influencing value c.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (279 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789048514991 9048514991 9089643605 9789089643605 9789048516346 904851634X 9781280118296 1280118296