This article offers an overview of some key conceptual aspects associated with the rise of
global value chains (GVCs). It outlines a series of alternative interpretations and definitions …

Latin America and the Caribbean is a middle-income region. The typical country in the
region has an income per capita about 25 percent above the typical country in the world, but …

This report analyzes the specific factors that affect the competitiveness of developing
countries in global value chains (GVCs), and how these factors differ across four major …

Theoretical research frameworks are developed by academics as a means for researchers
and scholars to describe and compare the trends and results they see based on their …

We propose a multilevel network approach as an alternative framework to analyse the
international organisation of an industrial sector. We present a novel application of a …

This study investigates the decoupling of Ukrainian aerospace, defense and electro-
engineering industries resulting from the Russian Crimean annexation in 2014 …

This paper illustrates how an industrial cluster can be created when there is little established
industry from which the cluster can evolve. Industrial clusters are known to give firms …

This paper investigates the relationship between participation in global value chains (GVC
s) and export duration based on a model of discrete‐time proportional hazards. The …

Purpose Medical technology (MedTech) is a growth industry, which like other manufacturing
sectors has undergone fragmentation of production and emergence of Global Value Chains …

The availability of medical equipment contributes significantly to the stability and
sustainability of health care systems. However, in some countries, especially the developing …