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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337674103321

Autore

Scholvin Sören

Titolo

Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa : Challenges of Integration into the Global Economy / / edited by Sören Scholvin, Anthony Black, Javier Revilla Diez, Ivan Turok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-06206-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages)

Collana

Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, , 2198-7270

Disciplina

330.967

338.96

Soggetti

Development economics

Regional economics

Space in economics

Economic geography

Africa - Economic conditions

International economic relations

Development Economics

Regional and Spatial Economics

Economic Geography

African Economics

International Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- I Prospects of Regional Value Chains -- II Prospects of Global Value Chains -- III Political and Socio-Economic Challenges -- IV Cities and City Regions in Value Chains -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Development largely depends on how given places participate in global economic processes.The contributions to this book address various features of the integration of sub-Saharan Africa into the world economy via value chains, so as to explain corresponding challenges and opportunities. The book deals with five issues that have not been



covered adequately in scientific debates: first, policies are essential to promote value chains and increase their impact on development; second, value chains are diverse, and the variance between them has major economic and political implications; third, regional value chains appear to constitute a viable alternative to global ones (or, at least, are complementary to them), promising better developmental outcomes for the Global South; fourth, political and socio-economic factors are important considerations for a complete assessment of value chains; fifth, cities and city regions are also crucial objects of study in seeking to achieve a comprehensive assessment of value chains.