This thesis re-examines the 'upgrading through linkages' thesis which argues that participation in global production networks is critical to the development of indigenous firms and industries in developing countries.We challenge the idea that 'quasi-hierarchy' or 'modular' production networks, a typology modelled largely on the evolution of the personal computer and associated electronics components, provides the greatest openness for participation and possibility for industrial upgrading for firms in developing countries.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:489516 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Yang, Yung-Kai |
| Publisher | University of Manchester |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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