This paper traces down to the level of individual workers' household livelihoods the effects of the industrial restructuring that developing countries undergo as they integrate into global value chains, taking the case of the textiles industry of Vietnam. Based on interviews with current and...

This paper contributes to the debate on the key factors shaping global value chains in the garment sector by focusing on one aspect: namely trade regimes and their related ‘rules of origin'. We study Bangladesh, the leading least developed global garment manufacturer, to assess how changes in...