Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the distinction between Global Value Chains and selected strands of the business literature: business networks, strategy, and international business. These four research areas have starting questions that are often different and the audiences...

The global value chains consist of the global trade in parts and components often involved in manufacturing and agriculture. The question asked is whether global production systems increase or hinder the development of developing countries with regard to sustainable increases in income,...

An extensive literature on the transformation of food retailing in developing countries by the expansion of supermarkets has highlighted the implications of the concentration of food value chains for the continued incorporation of small farmers in fresh produce supply. A critical examination of...

This book evaluates the evolution of regulatory policy in advanced countries and discusses how policy changes in one country can affect other nations in a globalized world. Separated in two parts, the first half of the book focuses on policy in developed countries and regulatory diffusion from...

Examines the implications of global sourcing practices on the competitiveness of small firms, particularly those operating in clusters.