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Author:   Valentina De Marchi ,  Eleonora Di Maria ,  Gary Gereffi ,  John Cantwell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
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9781138742864

ISBN 10:   1138742864
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   30 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Industrial districts, clusters and global value chains: toward an integrated framework Valentina De Marchi, Eleonora Di Maria, and Gary Gereffi Part I – Co-evolution of clusters and global value chains Chapter 2. Italian industrial districts today: between decline and openness to global value chains Elisa Giuliani and Roberta Rabellotti Chapter 3. Evolutionary trajectories of industrial districts in global value chains Valentina De Marchi, Gary Gereffi and Roberto Grandinetti Chapter 4. Clusters, industrial districts and the impact of their growing intersection with global value chains Mario Davide Parrilli and Jiří Blažek Part II – The role of lead firms in global value chains and clusters Chapter 5. MNEs and clusters: the creation of place-anchored value chains Fiorenza Belussi, Annalisa Caloffi and Silvia Rita Sedita Chapter 6. Global value chains and the role of MNEs in local production systems Mariachiara Barzotto, Giancarlo Corò and Mario Volpe Chapter 7. Knowledge, systemic contribution and brokerage in industrial clusters Francesc Xavier Molina-Morales, Luis Martínez-Cháfer and José Antonio Belso-Martínez Chapter 8. Local liabilities between immigrant and native entrepreneurship in clusters and global value chains Simone Guercini Part III – Value chain activities: rethinking the role of manufacturing and innovation Chapter 9. Manufacturing where art thou? Value chain organization and cluster-firm strategies between local and global Marco Bettiol, Maria Chiarvesio, Eleonora Di Maria and Stefano Micelli Chapter 10. Networks of clusters within global value chains: the case of the European ceramic tile districts in Spain and Italy Jose Luis Hervas-Oliver and Mario Davide Parrilli Chapter 11. The role of manufacturing within industrial districts: proposing and testing an innovative methodology Ruggero Golini and Albachiara Boffelli Chapter 12. New frontiers for competitiveness and innovation in clusters and value-chains research Valentina De Marchi, Eleonora Di Maria and Gary Gereffi

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'This volume is a key contribution to a nuanced understanding of the global economy. It usefully combines insights from research on global value chains and industrial districts - highlighting the role of global firms in shaping local development and the importance of local factors in shaping competition in global markets.' - Stefano Ponte, Professor of International Political Economy, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School

'This volume is a key contribution to a nuanced understanding of the global economy. It usefully combines insights from research on global value chains and industrial districts - highlighting the role of global firms in shaping local development and the importance of local factors in shaping competition in global markets.' - Stefano Ponte, Professor of International Political Economy, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School 'Not all clusters are part of global value chains, but all global value chains are made up of clusters. This truism is revealed in all its depth and variation by the rich examples in this carefully researched and important volume' - Timothy Sturgeon, Senior Researcher, MIT Industrial Performance Center 'Inter-firm relationships may offer firms in developing countries unique opportunities to learn and innovate, which is essential for their development. This book brilliantly studies new and original evidence to look into the co-evolution of two specific forms of such relationships - Clusters and Global Value Chains -, and into the complex dynamics of leadership and interactions between local and foreign firms. A must read for scholars and practitioners interested in understanding globalization and its influence on development.' - Carlo Pietrobelli, Professor of Economics, University of Roma Tre, Italy and United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

Author Information

Valentina De Marchi is Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. Her research focuses on the managerial implications of environmental innovations and on the evolution of industrial districts within global value chains Eleonora Di Maria is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. Her research focuses on internationalization, innovation and sustainability strategies of firms and local economic systems, as well as on evolutionary trends of knowledge- intensive business services. Gary Gereffi is Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness at Duke University. He published numerous books and articles on globalization and social and economic development; he is one of the originators of the global value chain framework.

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