Overview
Gary Gereffi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University (https://gvcc.duke.edu/). He has published over a dozen books and numerous articles on globalization, industrial upgrading, and social and economic development, and he is one of the originators of the global value chains framework. His most recent books are: Handbook on Global Value Chains (co-edited by Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi and Gale Raj-Reichert), Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 2019); and Global Value Chains and Development: Redefining the Contours of 21st Century Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Current projects include: (1) the impact of U.S. protectionism on jobs and regional trade agreements; (2) evaluating how the digital economy and Industry 4.0 are likely to affect international business strategies and industrial upgrading; and (3) shifting regional interdependencies in East Asia and North America, with a focus on China, South Korea and Mexico vis-à-vis the United States.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Industrial Upgrading and Cluster Development in the Medical Devices and Aerospace Sectors in Baja California (Mexico)
Report · March 25, 2026 This study analyses the role of the medical device and aerospace sectors in Baja California’s recent process of productive transformation and integration into global value chains (GVCs). Drawing on a combined cluster development and GVC approach, it examin ... Open Access Link to item CiteThe shift to a more turbulent IB environment, and how MNEs respond to this shift
Journal Article International Business Review · March 1, 2026 Since the mid-2010s, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have operated in an increasingly turbulent international business (IB) environment characterized by geoplitical frictions, trade protectionism, intensified FDI screening, and assertive techno-nationalis ... Full text Open Access CiteIndustrial Policy and Global Value Chains in an Era of Disruptions
Journal Issue Journal of International Business Policy · September 4, 2025 Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Agri-Food Value Chains in Ghana
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Trade Centre · 2017 - 2018Cocoa Global Value Chain A GVC Approach
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Trade Centre · 2017 - 2018The Establishment of Small Business Development Centers in CARICOM Member States
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Organization of American States · 2016 - 2018View All Grants