Articles by Stephanie Barrientos
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Friday
November 30
2012Capturing the Gains: Improving the lives of workers and producers through global value chains
The importance of global value chains to the lives of millions of poor people cannot be ignored. Over US$2 trillion sales in manufacturing and services are now conducted through global value chains - much more if agrofood is included. Lead firms coordinate their value chains, linking activities from production, through distribution and logistics to retail. They provide jobs and incomes for many millions of workers and small-scale producers.
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