Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters

Elisa Giuliani; Carlo Pietrobelli; Roberta Rabellotti

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.01.002

journal article Apr 01, 2005

Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters

Elisa Giuliani Carlo Pietrobelli

Roberta Rabellotti

World Development Vol. 33 No. 4 pp. 549-573 · Elsevier BV

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Elisa Giuliani, Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti (2005). Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Lessons from Latin American Clusters. World Development, 33(4), 549-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.01.002

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