Tourism Global Value Chains and Africa
Abstract
As Africa continues to attract record numbers of international arrivals, there are
industry undercurrents that influence the continent’s participation in tourism value
chains. African tourism is characterized by high foreign demand, which elevates the
position of global lead firms and increases leakages of tourism spending out of local
economies. This paper identifies some of the variance that can be seen in different
regions and countries across the continent, highlighting the policy interventions
that can be implemented to increase efficiency and facilitate economic upgrading.
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Daly, J; & Gereffi, G (2017). Tourism Global Value Chains and Africa. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13799.Collections
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Gary Gereffi
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Gary Gereffi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Value Chains
Center at Duke University (https://gvcc.duke.edu/). He has published over a dozen
books and numerous articles on globalization, industrial upgrading, and social and
economic development, and he is one of the originators of the global value chains
framework. His most recent books are: <a href="https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/

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