edited by Meine Pieter van Dijk and Jacques Trienekens
Amsterdam University Press, 2012
eISBN: 978-90-485-1499-1 | Paper: 978-90-8964-360-5
Library of Congress Classification HF1379.G5866 2012

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book contains seven case studies of global value chains as well as a discussion of the theory behind these chains. Specifically, it examines the impact of global value chains on local upgrading strategies, as well as the role of governments, buyers, donors, and civil society in influencing value chains and the importance of partnerships as mechanisms for value chain upgrading. An impressive group of eminent scholars deliver a thorough examination of this important economic and political phenomenon.