Cover -- Development with Global Value Chains -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- 1. Introduction -- Dimensions of GVCs -- Division of knowledge and capabilities -- The dynamics of knowledge distribution -- Strategies of interaction -- Income distribution -- Types of...

This book provides a firm analytical base to discussions about injustice and the unequal distribution of gains from global production in the form of global monopsony capitalism. It utilizes the concept of reverse subsidies as the purchase of gendered labour and environmental services below their...

This book brings together a set of studies on labour conditions in global value chains (GVCs) in a variety of sectors, ranging from labour-intensive sectors (garments, fresh fruits, tourism), to medium and high technology sectors (automobiles, electronics and telecom) and knowledge-intensive...

Can firms and economies utilize global value chains for development? How can they move from low-income to middle-income and even high-income status? This book addresses these questions through a series of case studies examining upgradation and innovation by firms operating in GVCs in Asia. The...