Markets and rural poverty : upgrading in value chains / Jonathan Mitchell and Christopher Coles

By:

Mitchell, Jonathan (ed)

Contributor(s):

Coles, Christopher (ed)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Earthscan, 2011Description: xxii, 268 p. 24cmISBN:

9781849713139

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DDC classification:

339.46091734 MIT

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Calcutta	339.46091734 MIT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMC-133411

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This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can 'upgrade' within such chains. Upgrading is a key concept for value chain analysis and refers to the acquisition of technological capabilities and market linkages that enable firms to improve their competitiveness and move into higher-value activities. The authors examine a range of evidence to assess whether the 'bottom billion' people, living mainly in the rural areas of low-income countries, can improve their position through productive strategies and, if so, how? They propose an innovative conceptual framework of value chain upgrading for some of the most marginal producers in the poorest local economies.

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