Services and Global Value Chains : The Asia-Pacific Reality / Witada Anukoonwattaka, Mia Mikic and Yuhua Zhang.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Witada Anukoonwattaka, author.

Contributor:

Mikić, Mia.

Zhang, Yuhua.

Series:

ESCAP studies in trade and investment ; no.89.

ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment ; no.89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Trade and Finance.

Local Subjects:

International Trade and Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2018.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The study on 'Services and Global Value Chains: Asia-Pacific reality' reviews the facts and issues related to the roles of services in global value chains. It provides the framework to understand and assess the linkages among different services as well as between services and manufacturing industries. It offers evidence on the contributions of services in the global value chains in Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world. It also includes case studies about the services inputs to the value chains of specific industries in the region. The study also reviews current policy issues related to trade in services. Ultimately, the study provides lessons for Asia-Pacific economies which see services and participation in GVCs as important pathways toward sustainable development.

Contents:

Services in Global Value Chains: Evidence from the Asia-Pacific region

Channelling services trade and policies for supporting sustainable development

Barriers and liberalization of trade in services

Acknowledgements

Services in Global Value Chains: A case study approach

Abbreviations and acronyms

Introduction

The roles of services in international trade and Global Value Chains: A conceptual framework.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789213631812

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