Global value Chains, rising power firms and economic and social upgrading

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 319-339

  Lee, Joonkoo ^a   Gereffi, Gary ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Development; Economic and social upgrading; Global value chain; Globalization; Lead firms; Multinational enterprises; Regionalization; Rising powers; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938245513     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/cpoib-03-2014-0018     Document Type: Article

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