Making Global Value Chains

Dorothee Niebuhr

ISBN 10: 3658132868 / ISBN 13: 9783658132866

Published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Mär 2016, 2016

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Neuware -This book investigates the recent rise of the market-orientedvalue chain approach in development policy with a focus on the agro-exportsector in the Global South. The research project aims at unveiling thepolitical, social and cultural processes around the circulation of marketrationales at the global scale and on the ground. In-depth analyses of twoexemplary settings, Peru and Ghana, reveal the extent to which nationalpolicies, development programs, laws and academic curricula have adopted a'thinking in terms of value chains' in the last decade. By embracingthe perspectives of policymakers, consultants, entrepreneurs and producersthis book provides exciting first-hand insights about the making of markets forscholars and development practitioners alike.Springer Gabler in Springer Science + Business Media, Tiergartenstr. 15-17, 69121 Heidelberg 304 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Global Value Chains
• Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Mär 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658132868
• ISBN 13: 9783658132866
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book investigates the recent rise of the market-oriented value chain approach in development policy with a focus on the agro-export sector in the Global South. The research project aims at unveiling the political, social and cultural processes around the circulation of market rationales at the global scale and on the ground. In-depth analyses of two exemplary settings, Peru and Ghana, reveal the extent to which national policies, development programs, laws and academic curricula have adopted a "thinking in terms of value chains" in the last decade. By embracing the perspectives of policymakers, consultants, entrepreneurs and producers, this book provides exciting first-hand insights about the making of markets for scholars and development practitioners alike.

About the Author

Dorothee Niebuhr studied Geography, French, International Relations and European Migrations in Mainz, Dijon and Canada and obtained a doctor’s degree in Economic Geography from Goethe University Frankfurt. During her field research, she worked with a leading international development organization on market-oriented development in Ghana and Peru.