This paper examines the role of state policymaking in a context of global value chains
(GVCs). While the literature acknowledges that states matter in GVCs, there is little …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal benefits and factors (elements) of proximity
manufacturing that enhance triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability in the clothing industry …

This article argues that the global value chains (GVC) perspective bridges the firm-specific,
private-sector and country-level, societal divide that has separated the international …

This paper contributes to the emerging literature on reshoring by taking a value-driven
enquiry into the renewal of supply chain strategy. It enhances the understanding of the use …

There is a growing demand for alternative forms of energy that could firstly replace fossil
fuels, with the environmental advantages resulting therefrom, but that could be as well …

This article examines whether low‐income countries can still benefit from participating in
manufacturing global value chains (GVCs) in terms of broader industrial development in a …

Regional value chains (RVCs) and South–South trade are increasingly considered key
features of 21st-century globalisation. This article investigates how RVCs are shaped by the …

The role that sourcing agents, autonomous peripheral actors located in developing
economies, play in the governance of working conditions in global supply chains has been …

The rise of global value chains (GVCs) has been associated with the rapid expansion of
outsourcing by lead firms in the global North to interlinked networks of cross-border …

Despite the recognition that trade policy—in particular, tariff regimes and rules of origin—can
affect the geography of production, much GPN analyses pay scant attention to the tariff …