This article reviews the rapidly growing domain of global value chain (GVC) research by
analyzing several highly cited conceptual frameworks and then appraising GVC studies …

The research agendas of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global value chains
(GVCs) have developed more or less independently from each other, with little interaction so …

In this framing paper for the special issue, we map significant research on global production
networks during the past decade in economic geography and adjacent fields. In line with the …

A growing body of research points to the 'Rise of the South'and the growth of South–South
trade. In this article, we consider the implications of the shifting dynamics of global trade and …

Extending the resource-based view that location characteristics influence firms' resources
and internationalization, we argue that the global value chains (GVCs) of lead firms from …

Research on managing working conditions in the supply chain is currently conducted under
the umbrella of “social” sustainability. In this introduction to the 2021 Emerging Discourse …

Few recent geographic studies have focused on how market dynamics might explain
macroregional shifts in industrial production. This article examines the pivoting of …

As opposed to the predominant focus of global value chain (GVC) research on export-
oriented contexts, this article examines the prospects for development in places where the …

This paper places a critical spotlight on the ways in which governance and social
responsibility concerning labour standards work in the context of public sector procurement …

Global value chain/global production network studies have extensively documented the role
of lead firms from the Global North in economic development in the Global South, including …