Abstract
The first edition of Global Value Chain Analysis: A Primer was released five years
ago (May 2011) in order to provide an overview of the key concepts and methodological
tools used by Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
(Duke CGGC) a university-based research center that focuses on innovative applications
of the GVC framework, which was developed by Duke CGGC’s founding director, Gary Gereffi.
The Second Edition of Global Value Chain Analysis: A Primer (July 2016) retains a
simple, expository style and use of recent research examples in order to offer an
entry point for those wishing to better understand and use the GVC framework as a
tool to analyze how local actors (firms, communities, workers) are linked to and affected
by major transformations in the global economy. The GVC framework focuses on structural
shifts in global industries, anchored by the core concepts of governance and upgrading.
This Second Edition highlights some of the refinements in these concepts, and introduces
a number of new illustrations drawing from recent Duke CGGC research. The bibliography
offers a sampling of the broad array of studies available on the Duke CGGC website
and in related academic publications. We hope this work stimulates continued interest
in and use of the GVC framework as a tool to promote more dynamic, inclusive and sustainable
development outcomes for all economies and the local actors within them.
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