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Peter Gibbon
Researcher at Danish Institute for International Studies
Publications - 98
Citations - 5969
Peter Gibbon is an academic researcher from Danish Institute for International Studies. The author has contributed to research in topics: Structural adjustment & Politics. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 93 publications receiving 5675 citations.
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Quality standards, conventions and the governance of global value chains
Stefano Ponte,Peter Gibbon +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that global value chains are becoming increasingly "buyer-driven" even though they are characterized by "hands-off" forms of co-ordination between "lead firms" and their immediate suppliers.
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Governing global value chains: an introduction
TL;DR: A review of the three main interpretations of GVC governance that have been advanced: governance as driving, governance as coordination, and governance as normalization can be found in this paper.
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Trading Down: Africa, Value Chains And The Global Economy
Peter Gibbon,Stefano Ponte +1 more
TL;DR: The Age of Global Capitalism as mentioned in this paper, the New International Trade Regime, and the Global Value Chain Analysis 4. The ride of Buyer-driven Value Chains in Africa 5. Entry Barriers, Marginalisation and Upgrading 6. Standards, Quality Conventions and the Governance of Global Value Chains 7. TradingDown?
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The Economics of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Tropical Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the revenue effects of certified organic contract farming for smallholders and of adoption of organic agricultural farming methods in a tropical African context, and found that there are positive revenue effects both from participation in the scheme and, more modestly, from applying organic farming techniques.
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Upgrading Primary Production: A Global Commodity Chain Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extend GCC analysis to traditional primary commodities, where international traders exercise the driving role, and suggest a new agenda for their upgrading in developing country (DC) producers based upon public action.