02858nam 2200673Ia 450 991095543580332120200520144314.09786611093952978128109395012810939559781592133697159213369X(CKB)1000000000339859(EBL)298900(OCoLC)476075177(SSID)ssj0000260975(PQKBManifestationID)11205057(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000260975(PQKBWorkID)10255312(PQKB)10514713(MiAaPQ)EBC298900(MdBmJHUP)muse15458(Au-PeEL)EBL298900(CaPaEBR)ebr10180166(CaONFJC)MIL109395(Perlego)2042777(EXLCZ)99100000000033985920041021d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrading down Africa, value chains, and the global economy /Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20051 online resource (271 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781592133680 1592133681 9781592133673 1592133673 Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241) and index.Contents; Preface; 1. The Age of Global Capitalism; 2. The New International Trade Regime; 3. Global Value Chain (GVC) Analysis; 4. The Rise of Buyer-Driven Global Value Chains in Africa; 5. Entry Barriers, Marginalization, and Upgrading; 6. Quality Standards, Conventions, and the Governance of Global Value Chains; 7. Trading Down?; Notes; References; IndexAfrica's role in the global economy is evolving as a result of new corporate strategies, changing trade regulations, and innovative ways of overseeing the globalized production and distribution of goods both within Africa and internationally. African participants in the global economy, now faced with demands for higher levels of performance and quality, have generated occasional successes but also many failures. Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte describe the central processes that are integrating some African firms into the global economy while at the same time marginalizing others. They show theGlobalizationAfricaEconomic conditions1960-AfricaEconomic policyGlobalization.382/.0967Gibbon Peter119184Ponte Stefano1153947MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955435803321Trading down4355681UNINA