Trading Down - Africa, Value Chains, And The Global Economy (Paperback, New)

The role of Africa in the global economy is changing as a result of new corporate strategies, changing international trade regulation and innovative ways of overseeing the globalized production and distribution of goods. African participants in the global economy are facing demands for higher levels of performance and quality. Their responses have generated the occasional success but also many failures. Noted researchers Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte describe the central processes that are at the same time integrating some into the global economy while marginalizing others. They show the effects of these processes on African countries, farms and firms through an innovative combination of Global Value Chain analysis and Convention Theory. In doing so, the authors present a timely overview of the economic challenges that lay ahead in Africa and point to ways to best address them.

General

Imprint:	Temple University Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	May 2005
Authors:	Peter Gibbon
Contributors:	Stefano Ponte
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	251
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-59213-368-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > African studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-59213-368-1
Barcode:	9781592133680

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!