Handbook on Global Value Chains
Economic upgrading in global value chains
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Gereffi, G
January 1, 2019
Economic upgrading is a core concept in the GVC framework. This chapter reviews key typologies and trajectories of upgrading, and discusses the limits to upgrading concepts and case studies from the extant literature. New directions in the research on economic upgrading and downgrading are highlighted, including: (1) the distinct upgrading dynamics in vertically specialized versus additive GVCs; (2) the pursuit of high-value niches within resource-based GVCs; (3) the advantages and disadvantages of using trade policy to upgrade labour-intensive value chains; and (4) the role of innovation systems in GVC upgrading.
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9781788113762
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January 1, 2019
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Gereffi, G. (2019). Economic upgrading in global value chains. In Handbook on Global Value Chains (pp. 240–254). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113779.00022
Gereffi, G. “Economic upgrading in global value chains.” In Handbook on Global Value Chains, 240–54, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113779.00022.
Gereffi G. Economic upgrading in global value chains. In: Handbook on Global Value Chains. 2019. p. 240–54.
Gereffi, G. “Economic upgrading in global value chains.” Handbook on Global Value Chains, 2019, pp. 240–54. Scopus, doi:10.4337/9781788113779.00022.
Gereffi G. Economic upgrading in global value chains. Handbook on Global Value Chains. 2019. p. 240–254.
DOI
ISBN
9781788113762
Publication Date
January 1, 2019
Start / End Page
240 / 254