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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2012, 2012
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Series: | EADI
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Physical Description: | 279 pages |
ISBN: | 1280118296 9089643605 9789089643605 9789048516346 9781280118296 904851634X |