Global Value Chains

by Van Dijk, Meine Pieter; Trienekens, Jacques

• ISBN13: 9789089643605
• ISBN10: 9089643605
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Amsterdam Univ Pr

Summary

This important volume presents seven case studies of global value chains alongside two theoretical chapters concerning these chains. The contributors explore a wide range of issues relevant to value chains: the impact of global value chains on local upgrading strategies, the role of governance structures shaping global value chains, the role of buyers in creating, monitoring and enforcing commodity specifications and of international standards in shaping the patterns of chain governance. They also consider the role of donors, governmental organisations, and civil society in influencing value chains and the importance of partnerships as mechanisms for value chain upgrading. This carefully researched work is essential reading to scholars and students of the rapidly changing global economic order.

Author Biography

Meine Pieter van Dijk is professor of Water Services Management at Unescoihe, professor of Entrepreneurship at the Maastricht School of Management, and professor of Urban Management at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), both of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Jacques Trienekens is associate professor of Management Studies at Wageningen University and Research Centre, and at the Maastricht School of Management.

Table of Contents

Theoretical Contributions
Global Value Chains: An Overview of the Issues and Concepts	p. 9
The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) and the Private Sector: A Value Chain Research Approach	p. 31
Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Framework for Analysis	p. 43
Local Agricultural Value Chains
Beer Multinationals Supporting Africa's Development?: How Partnerships Include Smallholders into Sorghum-beer Supply Chains	p. 71
Bush-to-energy Value Chains in Namibia: Institutional Challenges for Pro-poor Rural Development	p. 89
International Agricultural Value Chains
Localising Global Standards: Illustrative Examples from Kenya's Horticulture Sector	p. 119
Using a Partnership to Achieve Sustainable Development of the Palm Oil Value Chain in Malaysia	p. 137
Value Chains in the Industrial and Services Sector
Global Competition in the Semiconductor Industry: A Comparative Study of Malaysian and Chinese Semiconductor Value Chains	p. 165
Business-community Partnerships: The Link for Sustainable Local Development?	p. 201
Conclusions: Upgrading Value Chains in Developing Countries
Upgrading of Value Chains in Developing Countries	p. 237
A Learning Case of a Local Value Chain: The Banana Subsector in Arusha Municipality and Arumeru District: Producing Banana Beverages: Match Maker Associates Ltd	p. 251
About the Authors	p. 273
Index	p. 277
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