Handbook on Global Value Chains
Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi, Gale Raj-Reichert
2019
DOI numberhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788113779
#Trade and FDI
#Environment and climate change
#Social and working conditions
#Corporate responsibility and lead firms
Global value chains (GVCs) are a key feature of the global economy in the 21st century. They show how international investment and trade create cross-border production networks that link countries, firms and workers around the globe. This Handbook describes how GVCs arise and vary across industries and countries, and how they have evolved over time in response to economic and political forces. With chapters written by leading interdisciplinary scholars, the Handbook unpacks the key concepts of GVC governance and upgrading, and explores policy implications for advanced and developing economies alike.
