Upgrading to Compete: Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America
Upgrading to Compete: Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America (David Rockefeller/Inter-American Development Bank)Carlo Pietrobelli (Editor), Roberta Rabellotti (Editor), Alessia Amighini (Contributor), Ner Artola (Contributor), Claudio Maggi Campos (Contributor), Jose Eduardo Cassiolato (Contributor), Clemente Ruiz Duran (Contributor), Arlindo Villaschi Filho (Contributor), Elisa Giuliani (Contributor), Raquel Gomes (Contributor), Helena Lastres (Contributor), Eduardo Zepeda Miramontes (Contributor), Mario Davide Parrilli (Contributor)
Publisher: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
ISBN: 1597820326 ISBN13: 9781597820325 DDC: 338 Edition: Paperback; 2007-03-01
Summary:
Can local markets and clusters represent a powerful alternative toglobal markets? Do transnational corporations and global buyers play
a role and enhance or undermine local firms' upgrading and learning?
What opportunities do clustering and global value chains offer to
SMEs in global markets? Upgrading to Compete shows that both the
local and the global dimensions matter at once. Clustering and
collaborating with other local firms offers substantial advantages,
and participating in global value chains and interacting with foreign
buyers and companies may enhance local firms' capabilities and access
to distant markets as well. However, what matters most markedly is
the form of governance of value chains and clusters, which affects
the upgrading process of local SMEs. Thus, hierarchical and less
cooperative chains often inhibit more complex and promising forms of
upgrading. The book illustrates this point with original empirical
evidence from several clusters in Latin America. Case studies from
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua are supplemented by desk studies
on other experiences in the region. The methodological foundations
and the policy implications of these analyses are also exhaustively
addressed. (20070901)
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Physical Description: 5.9"x8.8"x0.8"; 1.1 lb; 330 pagesEdition Info: Paperback; 2007-03-01
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