Global Value Chains : Linking Local Producers from Developing Countries to International Markets

Abstract

Global Value Chains - 2[-]Table of Contents - 6[-]Part I Theoretical Contributions - 8[-] 1 Global Value Chains An Overview of the Issues and Concepts - 10[-] 2 The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) and the Private Sector A Value Chain Research Approach - 32[-] 3 Value Chains in Developing Countries A Framework for Analysis - 44[-]Part II Local Agricultural Value Chains - 70[-] 4 Beer multinationals Supporting Africa's Development? How Partnerships Include Smallholders into Sorghum-beer Supply Chains - 72[-] 5 Bush-to-energy Value Chains in Namibia Institutional Challenges for Pro-poor Rural Development - 90[-]Part III International Agricultural Value Chains - 118[-] 6 Localizing Global Standards Illustrative Examples from Kenya's Horticulture Sector - 120[-] 7 Using a Partnership to Achieve Sustainable Development of the Palm Oil Value Chain in Malaysia - 138[-]Part IV Value Chains in the Industrial and Services Sector - 164[-] 8 Global Competition in the Semiconductor Industry A Comparative Study of Malaysian and Chinese Semiconductor Value Chains - 166[-] 9 Business-community Partnerships The Link for Sustainable Local Development? - 202[-]Part V Conclusions: Upgrading Value Chains in Developing Countries - 236[-] 10 Upgrading of Value Chains in Developing Countries - 238[-] 11 A Learning Case of a Local Value Chain The Banana Subsector in Arusha Municipality and Arumeru District: Producing Banana Beverages - 252[-]About the Authors - 274[-]Index - 278