Leveraging the power of trade to expand formal employment opportunities, general greater value addition, assist diversification processes and develop productive capabilities is an aspiration of all Commonwealth governments. These objectives were conveyed clearly at the Commonwealth Trade...

This conference paper is a contribution to the panel on “Future of Business: Disruptions and Strategic Impact”. While the 1990s and early 2000s were seen as a golden age for Global Value Chains, the 2010s have witnessed a series of crisis that shacked the political and institutional...