For a decade, the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (CGGC) has undertaken client-sponsored research that addresses economic and social development issues for governments and international organizations. The center has changed its name to the Duke University Global Value Chains Center (GVCC). In a Duke Today article, Center director Gary Gereffi noted that this […]

If you are looking for fresh perspectives on how globalization impacts development, we encourage you to check out the new LSE Global Investments & Local Development blog. The blog aims to tackle and debate fundamental questions related to the location strategies of global investment flows and their impacts on their host countries, regions and cities across […]

How are relations along value chains actually formed and what are the governance structures along production segments? Duke GVC Center director Gary Gereffi addressed this question in a presentation during the Global Value Chain Innovation Development Summit held in Shenzhen, China on October 12-13. Since its debut in 2015, this Summit has become a unique […]

When it comes to development work, global value chains analysis has most typically been leveraged to help developing country policymakers to understand how they can upgrade in the global economy. Yet, the framework is equally useful in helping more developed countries understand how to remain competitive and continue to push innovation boundaries in an increasingly automated, […]

It is vital for countries to understand the global value chains (GVCs) of their key industries in order to integrate in the international economy. It can be crucial to development and improved competitiveness. Many policymakers are not familiar with GVC analysis and are also unaware about the dynamics of the global economy, including global demand […]

The global economy is increasingly structured around global value chains (GVCs). The evolution of GVCs has significant implications for global trade, production and employment and how developing country firms, producers and workers integrate into the global economy. This is particularly the case in sectors such as commodities, apparel, electronics, tourism and business service outsourcing. GVCs […]

Global Value Chain (GVC) research can play an important role in addressing key development and competitiveness issues. It allows one to understand where, how, and by whom economic, social and environmental value is created and distributed. Various stakeholders can use the results of a value chain analysis to devise industrial policies and strategic plans, both […]

Is economic nationalism sustainable? The answer is no, according to Gary Gereffi, director of the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness. “National economies can’t be self-contained industries. They have to tie in to other parts of the world. We can re-think relationships, but we need to find a partnership model,” he said. Gereffi articulated this […]

Participation as suppliers in Global Value Chains has provided many benefits to Asia such as increased employment in higher value activities, reduction in poverty and the heightened participation of women in these modern sectors. There are also weaknesses in these developments such as the continuation of sweatshop conditions in several sectors, among other concerns. The […]

There has been much talk in our political discourse about the United States de-linking from Mexico. Is this really possible? How would it impact the auto industry? Gary Gereffi, director of the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, has been researching the competitive strategies of global firms, the governance of global value chains, industrial upgrading […]