| Trading Down: Africa, Value Chains, and the Global Economy Contributor(s): Gibbon, Peter (Author), Ponte, Stefano (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1592133681 ISBN-13: 9781592133680 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 382.096 |
| LCCN: 2004062094 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.68" W x 8.94" (0.81 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The role of Africa in the global economy is changing as a result of new corporate strategies, changing international trade regulation and innovative ways of overseeing the globalized production and distribution of goods. African participants in the global economy are facing demands for higher levels of performance and quality. Their responses have generated the occasional success but also many failures. Noted researchers Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte describe the central processes that are at the same time integrating some into the global economy while marginalizing others. They show the effects of these processes on African cou |
