<p><span>This book contains a collection of studies on the interactions between businesses in Africa and Global Value Chains (GVCs) in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability. This is particularly pertinent given the asymmetrical power distribution between the global buyer and the
Global value chains and Africaβs industrialisation
β Scribed by OECD
- Publisher
- OECD Publ.
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 317
- Series
- African economic outlook 13.2014
- Category
- Library
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