Functional Upgrading in China's Export Processing Sector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.07.012
Abstract: Functional upgrading occurs when a firm acquires more sophisticated functions within an existing value chain that require a higher skill content. In this paper, we analyze if there is evidence of this type of upgrading… read more here.
Keywords: functional upgrading; export processing; upgrading china; china export ... See more keywords
Upgrading in China’s apparel industry: international trade, local clusters and institutional contexts
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DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2017.1362099
Abstract: Abstract This article focuses on the concept of upgrading, and seeks to move away from a firm-centred approach of industrial upgrading towards a framework that recognises not only a firm’s integration into global value chains,… read more here.
Keywords: industry; upgrading china; china apparel; apparel industry ... See more keywords