Regional value chains (RVCs) and South–South trade are increasingly considered key
features of 21st-century globalisation. This article investigates how RVCs are shaped by the …

This report analyzes the specific factors that affect the competitiveness of develo**
countries in global value chains (GVCs), and how these factors differ across four major …

This paper shows the importance of ownership, end markets and regionalism within the
global value chain and related conceptual frameworks. This is done through unpacking the …

The paper shows the importance of ownership as a conceptual category within global value
chain (GVC) analysis through analyzing firm types based on their GVC linkage, market …

This article introduces and summarizes the key questions and findings of this special issue
of Global Policy on the role of domestic and international institutions in the study of global …

The garment industry can be considered an archetypal global sector in which production
processes have been transnationalized since the late 1960s. The possibility of fragmenting …

Despite the recognition that trade policy—in particular, tariff regimes and rules of origin—can
affect the geography of production, much GPN analyses pay scant attention to the tariff …

This article contributes to the debate on the key factors sha** global value chains in the
garment sector by focusing on one aspect: namely trade regimes and their related 'rules of …

This research aims to identify the main actors and factors necessary to develop the textile
and garment sector in the United Republic of Tanzania. It draws on the varying experiences …

Global value chains (GVCs) are the globally dispersed input-output networks that produce
final commodities coordinated by lead firms. Increasingly, participation and upgrading in …