The Duke GVC Center conducts research on the offshore services industry, one of the fastest growing sectors in this globalized economy. Companies in search of lower costs and new talent have begun unbundling their corporate activities and are sourcing them from abroad. The information technology revolution has expedited the growth of this industry facilitating the trade of these service activities.
Pakistan in the Offshore Services Global Value Chain
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The Digital Economy, Global Value Chains and Asia
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Belize in the Offshore Services Global Value Chain
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Jamaica in the Offshore Services GVC
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Costa Rica in the Offshore Services Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading: Chapter 5
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The Offshore Services Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development: Chapter 4
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Engineering Services in the Americas
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The Offshore Services Value Chain: Developing Countries and the Crisis
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Workforce Development in Chile’s Offshore Services
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Chile’s Offshore Services Value Chain
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The Offshore Services Global Value Chain
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The Offshore Services Industry: A New Opportunity for Latin America
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Latin America’s Emergence in Global Services: A New Driver of Structural Change in the Region?
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Regional Competitiveness in the Latin America Offshore Services Value Chain
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Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading and Gender: Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries
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The Offshore Services Value Chain: Upgrading Trajectories in Developing Countries
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Private Employment Agencies in Morocco
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Employment and Human Resource Services in Egypt
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The Offshore Services Value Chain: Developing Countries and the Crisis
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Measuring Success in the Global Economy: International Trade, Industrial Upgrading and Business Function Outsourcing in Global Value Chains
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The Challenge of Global Value Chains: Why Integrative Trade Requires New Thinking and New Data
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Global Value Chains and Industrial Clusters
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The Promotion of Trade and Investment in Iber-America: Is Regional Promotion Possible? (In Spanish)
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Global Services Offshoring: Trends and Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Offshoring of Engineering
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