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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler
| Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler |
| Autore | Farole Thomas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 332.673096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FaroleThomas
WinklerDeborah |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Technology transfer - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0127-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Context, objectives, and methodology -- Conceptual framework -- The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset -- Determining the nature and extent of spillovers : Empirical assessment -- Sector case study : mining -- Sector case study : agribusiness -- Sector case study : apparel -- Summary of main conclusions -- Policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789151403321 |
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| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler
| Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler |
| Autore | Farole Thomas |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 332.673096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FaroleThomas
WinklerDeborah |
| Collana | Directions in development |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Technology transfer - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0127-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Context, objectives, and methodology -- Conceptual framework -- The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset -- Determining the nature and extent of spillovers : Empirical assessment -- Sector case study : mining -- Sector case study : agribusiness -- Sector case study : apparel -- Summary of main conclusions -- Policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813699803321 |
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Farole Thomas
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| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler, editors
| Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.673096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FaroleThomas
WinklerDeborah |
| Collana | Directions in development. Trade |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Technology transfer - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0127-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Context, objectives, and methodology -- Conceptual framework -- The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset -- Determining the nature and extent of spillovers : Empirical assessment -- Sector case study : mining -- Sector case study : agribusiness -- Sector case study : apparel -- Summary of main conclusions -- Policy implications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464522203321 |
| Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler
| Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler |
| Autore | Taglioni Daria |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382 |
| Collana | Trade and Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Business networks
Value added International economic integration |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview Making GVCs Work for Development; Introduction; Part I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Part II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Part III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Part IV: Country Engagement; Note; References; PART I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Chapter 1 Here's Why; Introduction; Firm and Policy Perspective; Evolution of GVC Trade; Assessment of a Country's Potential in GVCs
Policy Dimension: Entering GVCs, Expanding Participation, and Ensuring Sustainable DevelopmentNotes; References; Chapter 2 Consider Bulgaria; Introduction; Bulgaria's Domestic Value Added in Exports; Channels for Increasing Domestic Value Added in Exports; Bulgaria's GVC Participation and Firm-Level Productivity; What Must Be Done?; Notes; References; Annex 2A; PART II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Chapter 3 What Do Imports and Exports Say about GVC Participation?; GVC Participation Using Gross Trade Data; Informed Classifications GVC Participation Using Data on Trade in Value AddedBuying and Selling Sides; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Buyer-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Gross Imports; Imported Inputs Embodied in Gross Exports; Value Added in Gross Exports; Length of Sourcing Chains; Buyer Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Seller-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Output or Gross Exports; I2E Trade in Gross Exports; Domestic Value Added in Gross Exports of Third Countries; Who Are the Ultimate Consumers of a Country's Value Added? Value Added in Final Domestic Demand Length of Selling Chains: Distance to Final DemandDomestic Gap between Buying and Selling Chains; Seller Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Other Measures of GVC Participation: From Macro to Micro; Introduction; GVC Participation Index; Network Metrics and Visualizations; Role of Services in Value Added; Main Actors and Their Links in GVCs Using Firm-Level Measures; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Use of GVC Measures to Assess the Drivers and Impacts of GVC Participation; Introduction; What Are the Determinants of GVC Links?; Do GVC Links Matter for Economic Upgrading? Quantifying the Labor Market Dimension of GVCsSummary; Annex 7A. Regression Results; Annex 7B. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment; Annex 7C. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from GVC Integration in Bulgaria; Notes; References; PART III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Chapter 8 Entering GVCs; Introduction; Attracting Foreign Investors and Facilitating Domestic Firms' Entry into GVCs: Strategic Questions; Policy Options; Notes; References; Chapter 9 Expanding and Strengthening GVC Participation; Introduction Promoting Economic Upgrading and Densification in GVCs: Strategic Questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465331203321 |
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Taglioni Daria
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler
| Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler |
| Autore | Taglioni Daria |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 262 pages) : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 382 |
| Collana | Trade and development series |
| Soggetto topico |
Business networks
Value added International economic integration |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview Making GVCs Work for Development; Introduction; Part I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Part II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Part III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Part IV: Country Engagement; Note; References; PART I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Chapter 1 Here's Why; Introduction; Firm and Policy Perspective; Evolution of GVC Trade; Assessment of a Country's Potential in GVCs
Policy Dimension: Entering GVCs, Expanding Participation, and Ensuring Sustainable DevelopmentNotes; References; Chapter 2 Consider Bulgaria; Introduction; Bulgaria's Domestic Value Added in Exports; Channels for Increasing Domestic Value Added in Exports; Bulgaria's GVC Participation and Firm-Level Productivity; What Must Be Done?; Notes; References; Annex 2A; PART II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Chapter 3 What Do Imports and Exports Say about GVC Participation?; GVC Participation Using Gross Trade Data; Informed Classifications GVC Participation Using Data on Trade in Value AddedBuying and Selling Sides; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Buyer-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Gross Imports; Imported Inputs Embodied in Gross Exports; Value Added in Gross Exports; Length of Sourcing Chains; Buyer Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Seller-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Output or Gross Exports; I2E Trade in Gross Exports; Domestic Value Added in Gross Exports of Third Countries; Who Are the Ultimate Consumers of a Country's Value Added? Value Added in Final Domestic Demand Length of Selling Chains: Distance to Final DemandDomestic Gap between Buying and Selling Chains; Seller Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Other Measures of GVC Participation: From Macro to Micro; Introduction; GVC Participation Index; Network Metrics and Visualizations; Role of Services in Value Added; Main Actors and Their Links in GVCs Using Firm-Level Measures; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Use of GVC Measures to Assess the Drivers and Impacts of GVC Participation; Introduction; What Are the Determinants of GVC Links?; Do GVC Links Matter for Economic Upgrading? Quantifying the Labor Market Dimension of GVCsSummary; Annex 7A. Regression Results; Annex 7B. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment; Annex 7C. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from GVC Integration in Bulgaria; Notes; References; PART III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Chapter 8 Entering GVCs; Introduction; Attracting Foreign Investors and Facilitating Domestic Firms' Entry into GVCs: Strategic Questions; Policy Options; Notes; References; Chapter 9 Expanding and Strengthening GVC Participation; Introduction Promoting Economic Upgrading and Densification in GVCs: Strategic Questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798459803321 |
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Taglioni Daria
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler
| Making global value chains work for development / / Daria Taglioni, Deborah Winkler |
| Autore | Taglioni Daria |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 262 pages) : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 382 |
| Collana | Trade and development series |
| Soggetto topico |
Business networks
Value added International economic integration |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview Making GVCs Work for Development; Introduction; Part I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Part II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Part III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Part IV: Country Engagement; Note; References; PART I: Why GVCs Require Fresh Thinking; Chapter 1 Here's Why; Introduction; Firm and Policy Perspective; Evolution of GVC Trade; Assessment of a Country's Potential in GVCs
Policy Dimension: Entering GVCs, Expanding Participation, and Ensuring Sustainable DevelopmentNotes; References; Chapter 2 Consider Bulgaria; Introduction; Bulgaria's Domestic Value Added in Exports; Channels for Increasing Domestic Value Added in Exports; Bulgaria's GVC Participation and Firm-Level Productivity; What Must Be Done?; Notes; References; Annex 2A; PART II: Quantifying a Country's Position in GVCs; Chapter 3 What Do Imports and Exports Say about GVC Participation?; GVC Participation Using Gross Trade Data; Informed Classifications GVC Participation Using Data on Trade in Value AddedBuying and Selling Sides; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Buyer-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Gross Imports; Imported Inputs Embodied in Gross Exports; Value Added in Gross Exports; Length of Sourcing Chains; Buyer Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Seller-Related Measures; Introduction; Intermediates in Output or Gross Exports; I2E Trade in Gross Exports; Domestic Value Added in Gross Exports of Third Countries; Who Are the Ultimate Consumers of a Country's Value Added? Value Added in Final Domestic Demand Length of Selling Chains: Distance to Final DemandDomestic Gap between Buying and Selling Chains; Seller Dimension: Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 6 Other Measures of GVC Participation: From Macro to Micro; Introduction; GVC Participation Index; Network Metrics and Visualizations; Role of Services in Value Added; Main Actors and Their Links in GVCs Using Firm-Level Measures; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Use of GVC Measures to Assess the Drivers and Impacts of GVC Participation; Introduction; What Are the Determinants of GVC Links?; Do GVC Links Matter for Economic Upgrading? Quantifying the Labor Market Dimension of GVCsSummary; Annex 7A. Regression Results; Annex 7B. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment; Annex 7C. Factors Mediating Productivity Spillovers from GVC Integration in Bulgaria; Notes; References; PART III: Strategic Questions and Policy Options; Chapter 8 Entering GVCs; Introduction; Attracting Foreign Investors and Facilitating Domestic Firms' Entry into GVCs: Strategic Questions; Policy Options; Notes; References; Chapter 9 Expanding and Strengthening GVC Participation; Introduction Promoting Economic Upgrading and Densification in GVCs: Strategic Questions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808885703321 |
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Taglioni Daria
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| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank Group, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]]
| Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Milberg William S. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Offshore outsourcing - United States
Labor market - United States Foreign trade and employment - United States Globalization - Economic aspects Free trade - United States |
| ISBN |
1-107-35772-1
1-107-34185-X 1-107-34810-2 1-107-34560-X 1-139-20877-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; List of Variables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; one Introduction; 1.1 The Public Debate versus the Economics Profession; 1.1.1 "Ricardo Is Still Right"; 1.1.2 Perceived and Actual Effects of Globalization; 1.1.3 The "Kletzer Effect"; 1.2 A Global Value Chain Approach to Offshoring; 1.2.1 Globalization and the Economic Crisis of 2008-2009; 1.2.2 The Governance of Value Chains; 1.2.3 Re-Embedding the Market; 1.2.4 An Interdisciplinary Account of Offshoring; Two The New Wave of Globalization; 2.1 Measures of Offshoring
2.1.1 The Changing Nature of Trade in Intermediates2.1.2 Trade and Broader Measures of Offshoring; 2.1.3 U.S. Aggregate Offshoring Intensities; 2.1.4 U.S. Sectoral Offshoring Intensities; 2.2 Drivers of the New Wave of Globalization; 2.3 Trade Crisis and Recovery; Appendix 2.1 Classification of Sectors by Broad Economic Categories; three What Role for Comparative Advantage?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Fall and Revival of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.1 The Fall of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.2 The New International Economics Backlash; 3.2.3 The Revival of Comparative Advantage 3.2.4 Models of Offshoring in a Comparative Advantage FrameworkOffshoring as Fragmented Production; Offshoring as Trade in Factor Services; Offshoring as "Trade in Tasks"; Limitations of Contemporary Models of Offshoring; 3.3 Limits of Comparative Advantage; 3.3.1 Conceptual Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances; International Capital Mobility; Constant Real Wages; Footloose Input Production; Many Goods and Many Countries; Technology Gap; From a Technology Gap to a "Social Gap" Model of Trade; 3.3.2 Historical Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances Economic Development and Comparative Advantage "Defiance"3.3.3 Ethical Limits; 3.4 Conclusion; four Lead Firm Strategy and Global Value Chain Structure; 4.1 Trade, Profits, and Investment; 4.1.1 Cost Markups, the Profit Share, and Offshoring; Price Competition, Markups, and the Profit Share; Offshoring and the Profit Share; 4.1.2 The Persistence of Oligopoly; 4.1.3 Global Value Chains and Heightened Competition among Suppliers; 4.2 Endogenous Asymmetry of Market Structure in Global Value Chains; 4.2.1 Power and the Distribution of Valued Added; 4.2.2 Sustainability of the Asymmetry 4.2.3 What Drives Foreign Direct Investment?4.3 Determinants of Global Value Chain Structure; 4.3.1 Transactions Cost-Based Theories; 4.3.2 Resource-Based Theories and the Shift to Core Competence; 4.3.3 Beyond Transactions Cost Minimization: Global Value Chain Governance Strategies; 4.4 A Classical Approach to Offshoring; 4.4.1 Relevance of Ricardos Dynamic Gains from Trade; 4.4.2 Static and Dynamic Gains from Offshoring; 4.4.3 Conclusion; five Economic Insecurity in the New Wave of Globalization; 5.1 Economic Insecurity; 5.2 Varieties of Capitalism and the Burden of Economic Risk 5.2.1 Strictness of Employment Legislation versus Labor Support |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462863203321 |
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Milberg William S. <1957->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]]
| Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Milberg William S. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Offshore outsourcing - United States
Labor market - United States Foreign trade and employment - United States Globalization - Economic aspects Free trade - United States |
| ISBN |
1-107-35772-1
1-107-34185-X 1-107-34810-2 1-107-34560-X 1-139-20877-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; List of Variables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; one Introduction; 1.1 The Public Debate versus the Economics Profession; 1.1.1 "Ricardo Is Still Right"; 1.1.2 Perceived and Actual Effects of Globalization; 1.1.3 The "Kletzer Effect"; 1.2 A Global Value Chain Approach to Offshoring; 1.2.1 Globalization and the Economic Crisis of 2008-2009; 1.2.2 The Governance of Value Chains; 1.2.3 Re-Embedding the Market; 1.2.4 An Interdisciplinary Account of Offshoring; Two The New Wave of Globalization; 2.1 Measures of Offshoring
2.1.1 The Changing Nature of Trade in Intermediates2.1.2 Trade and Broader Measures of Offshoring; 2.1.3 U.S. Aggregate Offshoring Intensities; 2.1.4 U.S. Sectoral Offshoring Intensities; 2.2 Drivers of the New Wave of Globalization; 2.3 Trade Crisis and Recovery; Appendix 2.1 Classification of Sectors by Broad Economic Categories; three What Role for Comparative Advantage?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Fall and Revival of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.1 The Fall of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.2 The New International Economics Backlash; 3.2.3 The Revival of Comparative Advantage 3.2.4 Models of Offshoring in a Comparative Advantage FrameworkOffshoring as Fragmented Production; Offshoring as Trade in Factor Services; Offshoring as "Trade in Tasks"; Limitations of Contemporary Models of Offshoring; 3.3 Limits of Comparative Advantage; 3.3.1 Conceptual Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances; International Capital Mobility; Constant Real Wages; Footloose Input Production; Many Goods and Many Countries; Technology Gap; From a Technology Gap to a "Social Gap" Model of Trade; 3.3.2 Historical Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances Economic Development and Comparative Advantage "Defiance"3.3.3 Ethical Limits; 3.4 Conclusion; four Lead Firm Strategy and Global Value Chain Structure; 4.1 Trade, Profits, and Investment; 4.1.1 Cost Markups, the Profit Share, and Offshoring; Price Competition, Markups, and the Profit Share; Offshoring and the Profit Share; 4.1.2 The Persistence of Oligopoly; 4.1.3 Global Value Chains and Heightened Competition among Suppliers; 4.2 Endogenous Asymmetry of Market Structure in Global Value Chains; 4.2.1 Power and the Distribution of Valued Added; 4.2.2 Sustainability of the Asymmetry 4.2.3 What Drives Foreign Direct Investment?4.3 Determinants of Global Value Chain Structure; 4.3.1 Transactions Cost-Based Theories; 4.3.2 Resource-Based Theories and the Shift to Core Competence; 4.3.3 Beyond Transactions Cost Minimization: Global Value Chain Governance Strategies; 4.4 A Classical Approach to Offshoring; 4.4.1 Relevance of Ricardos Dynamic Gains from Trade; 4.4.2 Static and Dynamic Gains from Offshoring; 4.4.3 Conclusion; five Economic Insecurity in the New Wave of Globalization; 5.1 Economic Insecurity; 5.2 Varieties of Capitalism and the Burden of Economic Risk 5.2.1 Strictness of Employment Legislation versus Labor Support |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786214603321 |
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Milberg William S. <1957->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]]
| Outsourcing economics : global value chains in capitalist development / / William Milberg, Deborah Winkler [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Milberg William S. <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Offshore outsourcing - United States
Labor market - United States Foreign trade and employment - United States Globalization - Economic aspects Free trade - United States |
| ISBN |
1-107-35772-1
1-107-34185-X 1-107-34810-2 1-107-34560-X 1-139-20877-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; List of Variables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; one Introduction; 1.1 The Public Debate versus the Economics Profession; 1.1.1 "Ricardo Is Still Right"; 1.1.2 Perceived and Actual Effects of Globalization; 1.1.3 The "Kletzer Effect"; 1.2 A Global Value Chain Approach to Offshoring; 1.2.1 Globalization and the Economic Crisis of 2008-2009; 1.2.2 The Governance of Value Chains; 1.2.3 Re-Embedding the Market; 1.2.4 An Interdisciplinary Account of Offshoring; Two The New Wave of Globalization; 2.1 Measures of Offshoring
2.1.1 The Changing Nature of Trade in Intermediates2.1.2 Trade and Broader Measures of Offshoring; 2.1.3 U.S. Aggregate Offshoring Intensities; 2.1.4 U.S. Sectoral Offshoring Intensities; 2.2 Drivers of the New Wave of Globalization; 2.3 Trade Crisis and Recovery; Appendix 2.1 Classification of Sectors by Broad Economic Categories; three What Role for Comparative Advantage?; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Fall and Revival of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.1 The Fall of Comparative Advantage; 3.2.2 The New International Economics Backlash; 3.2.3 The Revival of Comparative Advantage 3.2.4 Models of Offshoring in a Comparative Advantage FrameworkOffshoring as Fragmented Production; Offshoring as Trade in Factor Services; Offshoring as "Trade in Tasks"; Limitations of Contemporary Models of Offshoring; 3.3 Limits of Comparative Advantage; 3.3.1 Conceptual Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances; International Capital Mobility; Constant Real Wages; Footloose Input Production; Many Goods and Many Countries; Technology Gap; From a Technology Gap to a "Social Gap" Model of Trade; 3.3.2 Historical Limits; Persistent Trade Imbalances Economic Development and Comparative Advantage "Defiance"3.3.3 Ethical Limits; 3.4 Conclusion; four Lead Firm Strategy and Global Value Chain Structure; 4.1 Trade, Profits, and Investment; 4.1.1 Cost Markups, the Profit Share, and Offshoring; Price Competition, Markups, and the Profit Share; Offshoring and the Profit Share; 4.1.2 The Persistence of Oligopoly; 4.1.3 Global Value Chains and Heightened Competition among Suppliers; 4.2 Endogenous Asymmetry of Market Structure in Global Value Chains; 4.2.1 Power and the Distribution of Valued Added; 4.2.2 Sustainability of the Asymmetry 4.2.3 What Drives Foreign Direct Investment?4.3 Determinants of Global Value Chain Structure; 4.3.1 Transactions Cost-Based Theories; 4.3.2 Resource-Based Theories and the Shift to Core Competence; 4.3.3 Beyond Transactions Cost Minimization: Global Value Chain Governance Strategies; 4.4 A Classical Approach to Offshoring; 4.4.1 Relevance of Ricardos Dynamic Gains from Trade; 4.4.2 Static and Dynamic Gains from Offshoring; 4.4.3 Conclusion; five Economic Insecurity in the New Wave of Globalization; 5.1 Economic Insecurity; 5.2 Varieties of Capitalism and the Burden of Economic Risk 5.2.1 Strictness of Employment Legislation versus Labor Support |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819852703321 |
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Milberg William S. <1957->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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