The Shifting Geography of Global Value Chains: Implications for Developing Countries, Trade Policy, and the G20

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Draper
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains

The Governance of Global Agri-food Value Chains, Standards, and Development

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Swinnen ◽  
Rob Kuijpers
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Food Standards ◽  
Institutional Spillovers ◽  
And Gender

Understanding the development implications of agri-food standards and global value chains is crucial, as they are a fundamental component of developing countries’ growth potential and could increase rural incomes and reduce poverty, but at the same time they present serious challenges and could lead to further marginalization of the poor. This chapter reviews some of the implications of the spread of stringent standards associated with global value chains for developing countries and global poverty reduction. The chapter focuses on five aspects: the interaction between standards and value chain governance; the effects on agricultural productivity and smallholder welfare; farm-level and institutional spillovers; labor market and gender effects; and the interaction between liberalization policies and value chains.

scholarly journals Influencing trade policy in a multi-level system—understanding corporate political activity in the context of global value chains and regime complexity

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Curran ◽  
Jappe Eckhardt
Keyword(s):  
Trade Policy ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Corporate Political Activity ◽  
International Linkages ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Trade Conflicts

AbstractThe increasing impact of the international trade governance regime on the domestic regulatory sphere and the growing inter-linkages between international companies through their involvement in global value chains, have complicated corporate political activity (CPA) in the trade arena and changed the way companies interact with governments in this context. This paper draws on several recent examples of novel forms of CPA in trade conflicts at both multilateral and regional (E.U.) level, to provide an updated conceptual framework of trade policy CPA, which takes account of the increasing complexity and interconnectedness in the world economy. We highlight, in particular, the fact that this changing context means that “domestic” interests are often heterogeneous. The international linkages of a firm may dictate trade policy preferences more than its nationality. In addition, non-government actors increasingly react to globalization by mobilizing transnationally, with positive and negative impacts for CPA. CPA strategy has adapted to that reality, in both home and host country contexts, leading to novel cross border alliances and even political activity in countries where, although their local presence is relatively low, companies find common interests.

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