, governance and upgrading, and highlights three key recent developments in GVCs: concentration, regionalization and synergistic … governance. Findings – The paper underscores the complicated role of GVCs in shaping economic and social upgrading for emerging … achieve social upgrading has led to calls for synergistic governance through the cooperation of private, public and social …

discussions about the prospects for economic development and the future of work. This article summarizes theoretical and empirical …, that is the role of human agency and institutions in shaping their development and impact. A research agenda is outlined …