The role of standards in global value chains and their impact on economic and social upgrading
نویسنده
چکیده
The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs The role of standards in global value chains and their impact on economic and social upgrading Other How to cite: Kaplinsky, Raphael (2010). The role of standards in global value chains and their impact on economic and social upgrading. World Bank.
منابع مشابه
Risks and Opportunities of Participation in Global Value Chains
Risk is inherent to the pursuit of opportunity. This paper draws on the recent literature and looks at the risks and opportunities firms and their workers face in the global value chains. First, it examines the sharing mechanisms that firms provide from the national and global perspectives; second, it takes a closer look at the new opportunities and challenges for firms and individuals in the g...
متن کاملTechnological Upgrading in Global Value Chains and Clusters and Their Contribution to Sustaining Economic Growth in Low and Middle Income Economies*
This paper begins with a discussion of the role played by upgrading in the promotion of sustainable growth. Upgrading is discussed in two different contexts, that of industrial clusters and that of global value chains (GVCs). Drawing on global and African experiences, the paper addresses the upgrading agenda required to enable dynamic clusters to meet both domestic needs and progressively also ...
متن کاملEconomic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains and Industrial Clusters: Why Governance Matters
The burgeoning literature on global value chains (GVCs) has recast our understanding of how industrial clusters are shaped by their ties to the international economy, but within this context, the role played by corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to evolve. New research in the past decade allows us to better understand how CSR is linked to industrial clusters and GVCs. With geograph...
متن کاملProblems of Corporate Social Responsibility in Sugarcane Value Chain in Utter Pradesh: An Analysis through Integrated Model of CSR
Corporate social responsibility is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business activities and interactions with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis. In this global context, voluntary social and environmental practices of business which go beyond companies’ existing legal obligations play a major role in filling the governance gap in an innovati...
متن کاملA new model for Physical flow optimization in the global automotive value chain (Case study: SIBA MOTOR Company)
Taking into account the economic capabilities, competitive advantages and environment dynamics, this research presents a new physical flow optimization model by considering payment period, time value of money and exchange rate fluctuations. Considering the actual circumstances of the current case study in the global value chain, a single-objective non-linear mathematical model is presented for ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010