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 countries examined are China, India, South Korea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, with studies of firms operating in varied sectors - aerospace components, apparel, automotive, consumer electronics including mobile phones, telecom equipment, IT software and services, and pharmaceuticals.
| ISBN: | 9781107104631 |
| Publication date: | 24th January 2019 |
| Author: | Dev Nathan |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 438 pages |
| Series: | Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains |
| Genres: |
Economic growth Economics of industrial organization Business innovation |