- 30Sep2014
India’s Iconic IT Industry: A 21st Century Tale Beyond the Numbers
The Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) industry in India is the envy of many a nation.
- 17Sep2014
Aboard the Global Value Chain (GVC) express: Implications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
When one thinks of the GVC concept, a flux of multinational companies involved in this global process comes to mind—whether it is Nutella’s global sourcing of our favorite Hazelnut spread...
- 8Sep2014
Paradigm shift: business as development partners through corporate social responsibility
Unilever partners with UNICEF and other agencies in tackling the lack of sanitation facilities in Ghana.
- 14Aug2014
What is holding back trade-driven growth in fragile states?
On June 20, 2014, leadership of the g7+ group of fragile states passed from Timor-Leste’s Emilia Pires to Sierra Leone’s Keifala Marrah.
- 29Jul2014
Special economic zones (SEZs): A tool for investment, trade, and development
Shenzhen was a small fishing village in the People's Republic of China (PRC) with only 20,000 residents and no industrial base more than 30 years ago.
- 11Jul2014
Beggaring-thy-neighbour in the Asia Pacific
Resort to protectionism has a particular significance to developing countries in the Asia Pacific region given their attachment to export-led growth strategies.
- 30Jun2014
The new economy: A peek at Armenia
The development of information and communication technology (ICT) and the resulting formation of the “new economy” have revolutionized the way we live and conduct our day-to-day business.
- 18Jun2014
Contract farming and high value chains: A pathway to inclusive growth?
Can contract farming link farmers to high value chains and provide a road for poverty alleviation? Countries from the developing world increasingly think so.
- 7May2014
Bangladesh needs to export more to neighboring markets
A growing convergence between agricultural and non-agricultural wages is observed in recent years in Bangladesh.
- 23Apr2014
The changing global economy: Which Asian countries participate in global value chains, and why do others not do so?
An increasingly important part of international trade consists of fragmentation of the production process, with differing tasks in the global value chain (GVC) being undertaken in different locations.
