Global standards and local knowledge building: Upgrading small producers in developing countries

Global standards and local knowledge building: upgrading small producers in developing countries.

Local knowledge building is a crucial factor for upgrading small producers and improving their market competitiveness and livelihoods. The rise of global standards affecting food safety and environmental sustainability in agriculture sparks debates on the impact on smallholders in developing countries. This article presents a perspective on the links of international standards to knowledge and ...

Local Innovation and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries

The GVC approach has stressed that inter-firm linkages within GVCs can play a crucial role in transferring technological knowledge and promoting innovation. However, the exact nature of these GVC inter-firms relationships, and their impact on the learning and innovative processes of firms involved in such GVCs in developing countries is still controversial and rather understudied. In this paper...

Global Commodity Chains and Economic Upgrading in Less Developed Countries

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Global Knowledge, Local Solutions: Interest Rate and Monetary Policy

The Experience of Independent Power Producers in Developing Countries