G. Gereffi

Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

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America's Loss is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part 4

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2013
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian, Richard B. Freeman and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley - School of Information, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Immigration, entrepreneurship, India, China, workforce, labor migration, policy

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America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Part I

Duke Science, Technology & Innovation Paper No. 23
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Jun 2007
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian, Ben A. Rissing and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley - School of Information, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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entrepreneur, immigrant, high tech, patent, regional development

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Intellectual Property, the Immigration Backlog, and a Reverse Brain-Drain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part III

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2014
Vivek Wadhwa, Guillermina Jasso, Ben A. Rissing, G. Gereffi and Richard B. Freeman
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, New York University (NYU) - Department of Sociology, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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entrepreneur, immigrant, competitiveness, intellectual property

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Skilled Immigration and Economic Growth

Applied Research in Economic Development, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 6-14, 2008
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Jun 2008
Vivek Wadhwa, AnnaLee Saxenian, Ben A. Rissing and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley - School of Information, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Immigrants, Engineering, Technology, Startup

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Getting the Numbers Right: International Engineering Education in the United States, China, and India

Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 97, No. 1, pp. 13-25, 2008
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2008
G. Gereffi, Vivek Wadhwa, Ben A. Rissing and Ryan Ong
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Duke University - Department of Sociology
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dynamic and transactional engineers, engineering education, offshoring

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How the Disciple Became the Guru

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 23 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2008
Vivek Wadhwa, Una Kim de Vitton and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Harvard University and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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workforce development, training, India

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Education, Entrepreneurship and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Jun 2007
Vivek Wadhwa, Ben A. Rissing, AnnaLee Saxenian and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations, University of California, Berkeley - School of Information and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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immigrant, entrepreneur, education, high-tech, engineering

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The Globalization of Innovation: Pharmaceuticals: Can India and China Cure the Global Pharmaceutical Market

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 11 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2014
Vivek Wadhwa, Ben A. Rissing, G. Gereffi, John Trumpbour and Pete Engardio
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Harvard University - Labor and Worklife Program and BusinessWeek
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pharmaceuticals, innovaiton, R&D, value chain, China, India

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The Global Apparel Value Chain, Trade and the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5281
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
G. Gereffi and Stacey Frederick
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness
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Markets and Market Access, Economic Theory & Research, Free Trade, Labor Policies, Access to Markets

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The Impacts of Wal-Mart: The Rise and Consequences of the World's Dominant Retailer

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The Impacts of Wal-Mart: The Rise and Consequences of the World's Dominant Retailer

Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 35, August 2009
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Mar 2010
G. Gereffi and Michelle M. Christian
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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globalization, labor, community mobilization, buyer-driven commodity chains

The Impacts of Wal-Mart: The Rise and Consequences of the World's Dominant Retailer

Posted: 04 Jun 2010
G. Gereffi and Michelle M. Christian
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Where the Engineers Are

Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2007
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 20 Sep 2007
Vivek Wadhwa, G. Gereffi, Ben A. Rissing and Ryan Ong
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Duke University - Department of Sociology
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Engineering, Graduation, India, China, United States

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The Grass is Indeed Greener in India and China for Returnee Entrepreneurs: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Part VI

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2014
Vivek Wadhwa, Sonali Jain, AnnaLee Saxenian, G. Gereffi and Huiyao Wang
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness, University of California, Berkeley - School of Information, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Harvard Kennedy School
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Entrepreneurship, Returnees, India, China, Innovation, Startups, Reverse Brain Drain, Immigration, Global Competitiveness

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Industry Trends in Engineering Offshoring

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Sep 2007
Vivek Wadhwa, Ben A. Rissing and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering, Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Engineering, Offshoring, Globalization

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Global Value Chains, Upgrading and Poverty Reduction

Capturing the Gains Briefing Note, No. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2014
Joonkoo Lee, G. Gereffi and Stephanie Barrientos
Hanyang University, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and University of Manchester
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Global value chains, trade in value added, economic upgrading, social upgrading, poverty reduction

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Framing the Engineering Outsourcing Debate

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 20 Sep 2007
Vivek Wadhwa and G. Gereffi
Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Pratt School of Engineering and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Engineering, Outsourcing, China, India

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Joining, Upgrading and Being Competitive in Global Value Chains: A Strategic Framework

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6406
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Olivier Cattaneo, G. Gereffi, S. Miroudot and Daria Taglioni
World Bank, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Trade Directorate (ECH) and World Bank, Development Economics
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Economic Theory & Research, E-Business, Labor Policies, Environmental Economics & Policies, Emerging Markets

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Trade, Transnational Corporations and Food Consumption: A Global Value Chain Approach

Trade, Food, Diet and Health Perspectives and Policy Options, C. Hawkes, C. Blouin, S. Henson, N. Drager, L. Dubé, eds., Chapter 6, pp. 91-110, Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Mar 2010
G. Gereffi and Michelle M. Christian
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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trade, transnational corporations, global value chains, food consumption

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Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains and Industrial Clusters: Why Governance Matters

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 133, No. 1, 2016, pp. 25-38
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
G. Gereffi and Joonkoo Lee
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Hanyang University
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Corporate social responsibility, Global value chains, Industrial clusters, Governance, Economic upgrading, Social upgrading

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Risks and Opportunities of Participation in Global Value Chains

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Risks and Opportunities of Participation in Global Value Chains

Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, Vol. 2, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 51-63, 2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Nov 2015
G. Gereffi and Xubei Luo
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and World Bank
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Global Value Chains, Risk, Opportunity, Economic Upgrading, Social Upgrading

Risks and Opportunities of Participation in Global Value Chains

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6847
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
G. Gereffi and Xubei Luo
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and World Bank
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Labor Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Debt Markets, Markets and Market Access, Access to Finance

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The Co-Evolution of Concentration in Mobile Phone Global Value Chains and Its Impact on Social Upgrading in Developing Countries

Capturing the Gains Working Paper 25
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Mar 2013
Joonkoo Lee and G. Gereffi
Hanyang University and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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mobile phone manufacturing, global value chains, concentration, economic upgrading, social upgrading

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The Offshore Services Value Chain: Developing Countries and the Crisis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5262
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
G. Gereffi and Karina Fernandez-Stark
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Duke University- Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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ICT Policy and Strategies, E-Business, Water and Industry, Housing & Human Habitats, Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures

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Why the World Suddenly Cares About Global Supply Chains

Journal of Supply Chain Management, Volume 48, Issue 3, pp. 24-32
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 31 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2012
G. Gereffi and Joonkoo Lee
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Hanyang University
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global value chain, supply chain management, international/global purchasing, outsourcing (make or buy), literature survey

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Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Production Networks: A New Paradigm for a Changing World

International Labour Review, Vol. 150 (2011), No. 3-4.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 04 May 2014
Stephanie Barrientos, G. Gereffi and Arianna Rossi
University of Manchester, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Global production networks, global value chains, economic and social upgrading

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Global Value Chains and Agrifood Standards: Challenges and Possibilities for Smallholders in Developing Countries

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 109, no. 31 (July 31, 2012), pp. 12326-12331. Part of Special Feature on “Agriculture Development and Nutrition Security.”
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2012
Joonkoo Lee, G. Gereffi and Janet Beauvais
Hanyang University, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
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Food safety, agrifood supply chain, value chain governance

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Global Value Chains, Rising Power Firms and Economic and Social Upgrading

critical perspectives on international business 11(3/4): 319-339 (2015)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Aug 2015
Joonkoo Lee and G. Gereffi
Hanyang University and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Standards, Development, Lead firms, Regionalization, Concentration, Globalization, Multinational enterprises, Economic and social upgrading, Global value chain, Rising powers

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Public-Private Partnerships in Global Value Chains: Can They Actually Benefit the Poor?

United States Agency for International Development - Leveraging Economic Opportunities Report No. 8
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 16 Apr 2015
Ajmal Abdulsamad, Shawn Stokes and G. Gereffi
Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness, Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Partnerships, Inclusive Development, Market Access, Value Chains, Smallholders

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Mobile Phones: Who Benefits in Shifting Global Value Chains?

Capturing the Gains, Revised Summit Briefing, No. 6.1, February 2013
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 17 May 2013
Joonkoo Lee, G. Gereffi and Dev Nathan
Hanyang University, Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and Institute for Human Development
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mobile phones, global value chain, economic upgrading, social upgrading

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The Marketing and Distribution of Fast Food

Michael Freemark (ed.), Pediatric Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment. New York: Humana Press, 2010
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Aug 2012
Michelle M. Christian and G. Gereffi
University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Social context, global food chain, global value chain, transnational corporation, fast food marketing

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US-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, Vol. 4, pp. 357-374, 2009
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Dec 2009
G. Gereffi, Joonkoo Lee and Michelle M. Christian
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Hanyang University and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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global value chains, governance, food and agriculture, healthy diets

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Realizing the Potential of African Agriculture: Innovations and Market Access for Smallholder Farmers

Duke University, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, May 2013
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 27 May 2015
Ajmal Abdulsamad, Lukas Brun and G. Gereffi
Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness, Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Agricultural Innovations, Market Access, Value Chains, Smallholders, sub-Saharan Africa

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Better Work in Central America: Assessing the Opportunities for Upgrading in Nicaragua's Apparel Sector

Capturing the Gains Working Paper 17
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Mar 2013
Jennifer Bair and G. Gereffi
University of Colorado at Boulder and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
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Nicaragua, apparel, TPL, Better Work, CAFTA

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Diverse Paths of Upgrading in High-Tech Manufacturing: Costa Rica in the Electronics and Medical Devices Global Value Chains

Transnational Corporations Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2019
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Jun 2020
G. Gereffi, Stacey Frederick and Penny Bamber
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Duke University - Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness and Duke University
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global value chains; electronics; medical devices; upgrading; downgrading; knowledge spillovers; local linkages; servicification; industrial agglomerations

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Global Value Chains and Upgrading: Export Promotion in FTZs [Free Trade Zones]

World Free Zone Organization (FZ0), Bulletin #5.
Posted: 24 May 2016
G. Gereffi
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

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Global Value Chains, medical devices, Costa Rica

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Development Models and Industrial Upgrading in China and Mexico

European Sociological Review, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 37-51, 2009
Posted: 05 Aug 2009
G. Gereffi
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

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Value Chains, Networks and Clusters: Reframing the Global Automotive Industry

Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 8, Issue 3, pp. 297-321, 2008
Posted: 07 Jul 2008
Timothy Sturgeon, Johannes Van Biesebroeck and G. Gereffi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), K.U.Leuven and Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness

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Automobiles, global value chains, networks, clusters, governance, institutions

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The Global Apparel Value Chain: What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries?

United Nations Industrial Development, p. 36, 2003
Posted: 23 Jun 2003
G. Gereffi and Olga Memedovic
Duke University - Department of Sociology - Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation - Strategic Research and Economics

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Apparel Global Value Chains, corporate strategies, developing country industrial upgrading