Cggc Apparel Global Value Chain
CENTER on GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS
The Apparel Global Value Chain
ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi
Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed
NOVEMBER
2011
The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development
“Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development strategies in developing countries in the context of the shifting upgrading dynamics of global value chains. Funded by RTI International and carried out by Duke CGGC, this research addresses policymakers, donors and development practitioners to improve our understanding of how workforce development strategies can enhance the upgrading efforts and competitiveness of developing countries in global industries. Acknowledgements We would like to thank all of our co-authors, collaborating researchers, support staff, and interviewees, who gave generously of their time and expertise. We would also like to thank Anna Wetterberg of RTI International for comments on early drafts. None of the opinions or comments expressed in this study are endorsed by the companies mentioned or individuals interviewed. Errors of fact or interpretation remain exclusively with the authors. The authors can be contacted at: Karina Fernandez-Stark karina.stark@duke.edu Stacey Frederick stacey.frederick@duke.edu Gary Gereffi ggere@soc.duke.edu
Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) The Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) is affiliated with the Social Science Research Institute at Duke University. Duke CGGC is a center of excellence in the United States that uses a global value chains methodology to study the effects of globalization in terms of economic, social and environmental upgrading, international
The Apparel Global Value Chain
ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi
Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed
NOVEMBER
2011
The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development
“Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development strategies in developing countries in the context of the shifting upgrading dynamics of global value chains. Funded by RTI International and carried out by Duke CGGC, this research addresses policymakers, donors and development practitioners to improve our understanding of how workforce development strategies can enhance the upgrading efforts and competitiveness of developing countries in global industries. Acknowledgements We would like to thank all of our co-authors, collaborating researchers, support staff, and interviewees, who gave generously of their time and expertise. We would also like to thank Anna Wetterberg of RTI International for comments on early drafts. None of the opinions or comments expressed in this study are endorsed by the companies mentioned or individuals interviewed. Errors of fact or interpretation remain exclusively with the authors. The authors can be contacted at: Karina Fernandez-Stark karina.stark@duke.edu Stacey Frederick stacey.frederick@duke.edu Gary Gereffi ggere@soc.duke.edu
Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) The Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) is affiliated with the Social Science Research Institute at Duke University. Duke CGGC is a center of excellence in the United States that uses a global value chains methodology to study the effects of globalization in terms of economic, social and environmental upgrading, international