Trading down : Africa, value chains, and the global economy / Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbon, Peter.

Contributor:

Ponte, Stefano.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa.

Africa--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Africa's role in the global economy is evolving as a result of new corporate strategies, changing trade regulations, and innovative ways of overseeing the globalized production and distribution of goods both within Africa and internationally. African participants in the global economy, now faced with demands for higher levels of performance and quality, have generated occasional successes but also many failures. Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte describe the central processes that are integrating some African firms into the global economy while at the same time marginalizing others. They show the

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. The Age of Global Capitalism; 2. The New International Trade Regime; 3. Global Value Chain (GVC) Analysis; 4. The Rise of Buyer-Driven Global Value Chains in Africa; 5. Entry Barriers, Marginalization, and Upgrading; 6. Quality Standards, Conventions, and the Governance of Global Value Chains; 7. Trading Down?; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241) and index.

ISBN:

9786611093952

9781281093950

1281093955

9781592133697

159213369X

OCLC:

476075177