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Global value chains in Southeast Asia / Upalat Korwatanasakul, Adiasri Putri Purbantina, Tran Thi Hue, Ha Thi Thanh Doan
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Upalat Korwatanasakul, author.
- Purbantina, Adiasri Putri, author.
- Tran, Thi Hue, author.
- Thanh Doan, Ha Thi, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Cambridge elements in international economics
- Cambridge elements. Cambridge elements in international economics, 2753-9326
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International trade.
- Sustainable development--Southeast Asia.
- Sustainable development.
- Southeast Asia--Economic conditions.
- Southeast Asia.
- Southeast Asia--Commerce.
- Economic history.
- Commerce.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element explores the developmental implications of Southeast Asia’sparticipation in globalvalue chains(GVCs),focusing on the coffee, textile and clothing, and automotive sectors. While GVC integration has supported industrialisation, exports, and employment, the benefits are not guaranteed. Southeast Asian countries, except for a fewcases, remain confined tolow-value-added activities, with limited innovation, weak support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), andpersistent inequality. Sectoral case studies reveal barriersto upgrading: smallholder coffee farmers face institutional and coordination challenges; textile and clothing producers in Cambodia and Myanmar are stuck in low-skill roles; and domestic automotive firms struggle to move beyond assembly. The Element calls for a shift from passive participation to active upgrading through stronger innovation systems, SME support, social and environmental standards, and deeper regional cooperation. It concludes that GVCs can promote inclusive and sustainable growth—but only when embedded in deliberate national and regional strategies"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Agrobusiness (coffee) value chain
- Textile and clothing
- Automobile
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 7, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Upalat Korwatanasakul Global value chains in Southeast Asia
- ISBN:
- 9781009673839
- 1009673831
- OCLC:
- 1598794982
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000415768
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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