Upgrading in global value chains: lessons from latin american clusters

Elisa Giuliani (), Carlo Pietrobelli and Roberta Rabellotti

No 72, Working Papers from SEMEQ Department - Faculty of Economics - University of Eastern Piedmont

Abstract: The literature on industrial districts in advanced and less developed countries has shown that clustering helps local enterprises overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets. Nevertheless, recent contributions have stressed that more attention needs to be paid to external linkages and to the role played by global buyers to foster upgrading at cluster level. In this study, we contribute to this debate focusing on the analysis of the relationships existing between clustering, global value chains, upgrading and sectoral patterns of innovation in Latin America. We find that sectoral specificities matter and influence the mode and the extent of upgrading in clusters integrated in global value chains.

Keywords: Latin America; small enterprise; industrial policy; clusters; global value chain; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O1 O3 O54 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41
Date: 2004-02
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