Global value chains: linking local producers from developing countries to international markets

pt. 1. Theoretical contributions -- pt. 2. Local agricultural value chains -- pt. 3. International agricultural value chains -- pt. 4. Value chains in the industrial and services sector -- pt. 5. Conclusions : upgrading value chains in developing countries

Global Value Chains; Table of Contents; Part I Theoretical Contributions; 1 Global Value Chains An Overview of the Issues and Concepts; 2 The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) and the Private Sector A Value Chain Research Approach; 3 Value Chains in Developing Countries A Framework for Analysis; Part II Local Agricultural Value Chains; 4 Beer multinationals Supporting Africa's Development? How Partnerships Include Smallholders into Sorghum-beer Supply Chains; 5 Bush-to-energy Value Chains in Namibia Institutional Challenges for Pro-poor Rural Development

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

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.

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 chains and the importance of partnerships as mechanisms for value chain upgrading. This carefully researched work is essential reading to scholars and students of the rapidly changing global economic order. - Mondiale waardeketens zijn het complexe netwerk van activiteiten die plaatsvinden tussen locale producent en eindgebruiker. Het boek geeft eerst een theoretisch kader en een overzicht van de 'state of the art' binnen dit veld van wetenschap. Vervolgens krijgt de lezer aan de hand van case studies een compleet beeld van de betekenis van mondiale waardeketens. De case studies gaan over landbouwkundige waardeketens, zoals de bierbrouwindustrie in Ghana en de bioindustrie in Namibië, maar ook over andere soorten waardeketens, zoals de industie van halfgeleiders in China en Maleisïe, en de toeristische sector in Tanzania. Global Value Chains schetst de invloed van mondiale waardeketens op lokaal, nationaal en internationaal niveau. Het boek laat verder verschillende facetten van het onderwerp zien, onder andere de belangen van producent en gebruiker, maar ook de invloed van overheden, overheidsinstanties, donoren en civil society op de vorming van mondiale waardeketens. Aan bod komt ook de rol die consumenten spelen bij het bepalen van het eindproduct, en het effect dat internationale standaarden hebben. De auteurs hopen met dit werk een aanzet te geven tot meer onderzoek over dit belangwekkende onderwerp.