Trading Down Africa, Value Chains, and the Global Economy

Peter Gibbon, Stefano Ponte — 2005

Annotation Preface 1. The Age of Global Capitalism 2. The New International Trade Regime 3. Global Value Chain (GVC) Analysis 4. The Rise of 'Buyer-Driven' Global Value Chains in Africa 5. Entry Barriers, Marginalization and Upgrading 6. Standards, Quality Conventions, and the Governance of Global Value 7. Trading Down? Notes References.