World development report 2020 : trading for development in the age of global value chains / World Bank.

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World Bank Group

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World development report ; 2020.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 2020.Description: xix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:

9781464814570
9781464814945

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DDC classification:

23 658.049 W927 2020

Summary: "Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, however, the growth of trade has been sluggish and the expansion of GVCs has stalled. Meanwhile, serious threats have emerged to the model of trade-led growth. New technologies could draw production closer to the consumer and reduce the demand for labor. And trade conflicts among large countries could lead to a retrenchment or a segmentation of GVCs. World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Reference Books	Premier University Central Library	658.049 W927 2020	1	Not for loan	25977
Reference Books	Premier University Central Library		2	Not for loan	25978
Reference Books	Premier University Central Library		3	Not for loan	25979
Reference Books	Premier University Central Library	658.049 W927 2020	4	Not for loan	25980

Includes bibliographical references and appendix.

"Global value chains (GVCs) powered the surge of international trade after 1990 and now account for almost half of all trade. This shift enabled an unprecedented economic convergence: poor countries grew rapidly and began to catch up with richer countries. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, however, the growth of trade has been sluggish and the expansion of GVCs has stalled. Meanwhile, serious threats have emerged to the model of trade-led growth. New technologies could draw production closer to the consumer and reduce the demand for labor. And trade conflicts among large countries could lead to a retrenchment or a segmentation of GVCs. World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation"--

Economics

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