Humphrey, John and Memedovic, Olga | 2006
- Author(s): Humphrey, John and Memedovic, Olga
- Publisher: United nations industrial development organization (UNIDO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agribusiness, development strategies, globalization, small enterprises, exports, market access, poverty alleviation
Trends in global agribusiness and their consequences for strategies to eradicate poverty through increasing export growth are analysed, using a global value chains perspective with particular attention to inter-firm linkages.
Humphrey, John and Navas-Alemلn, Lizbeth | 2009
- Author(s): Humphrey, John and Navas-Alemلn, Lizbeth
- Publisher: University of Sussex]. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: purchasing, small enterprises, poverty alleviation, project planning
A review of value chain approaches in the promotion of market-oriented growth and poverty reduction demonstrates the need to move from being 'poverty-oriented' to being poverty-alleviating.
Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert | 2002
- Author(s): Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert
- Publisher: Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden der Gerhard-Mercator-Universitنt Duisburg (INEF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: enterprise development, industrial procurement, governance, industrial location, industrial development, developing countries
Examines the interaction of global and local governance of value chains and assesses the impact of insertion in global value chains on upgrading of industrial clusters in developing countries is.
Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert | 2001
- Author(s): Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: 19--29
- Keywords: purchasing, globalization, governance, standards, developing countries
Examines the importance of chain governance for development research and policy, using various product and process parameters developing country producers could comply with. Future trends in chain governance are outlined.
Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert | 2000
- Author(s): Humphrey, John and Schmitz, Hubert
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: industrial policy, industrial location, globalization, international competition, governance
An examination of the interaction between global chain governance and local cluster governance. Semi-hierarchical global chains allow rapid product and process upgrading, but hinder progress into the design and marketing functions.