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The Impact of China on Asia – Agenda-setting paper prepared for DFID
Published by: IDS
E‐commerce for Developing Countries: Expectations and Reality
Published by: IDS
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has been heralded as a radical change in the way that firms trade with one another. In the late...
Globalisation and Poverty
Published by: IDS
This IDS Bulletin explores various aspects of the globalisation processes 'as they exist', in specific country and institutional contexts, in order to contribute to a better understanding of these processes and identify specific policy interventions. Three principal areas are covered: production and trade, finance and foreign direct investment (FDI), and the institutions of global governance.
The Reality of E-Commerce with Developing Countries
Published by: London School of Economics
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is widely believed to promise a radical change in the way that firms trade with one another. B2B e-commerce applications are being promoted as tools that will enable producer firms in developing countries to reduce their costs substantially, thereby easing their access to global markets. The vision of B2B e-commerce is driven by a simple idea. The Internet provides an open global network and access to this network is relatively cheap. Internet-based B2B e-commerce should help producers in developing countries obtain better information on global markets and give them direct access to new customers.
How Does Insertion in Global Value Chains Affect Upgrading in Industrial Clusters?
What is the scope for local upgrading strategies where producers operate in global value chains? The literature on industrial clusters...
Governance in Global Value Chains
The concept of 'governance' is central to the global value chain approach. This article explains what it means and why it matters for...
E-commerce: Accelerator of Development?
Published by: IDS
E-commerce holds out enormous promises for producers in poor countries: easier access to the markets of rich countries and higher incomes resulting from these new trading opportunities.
Developing Country Firms in the World Economy: Governance and Upgrading in Global Value Chains
Published by: Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden
The concept of 'governance' is central to the global value chain approach. This article explains what it means and why it matters for...