A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region

The emergence of global value chains (GVCs) and their rapid expansion over the past two decades has transformed the global trade environment. GVCs involve task-based trade across multiple stages of the production process that take place across a nu...

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Main Authors: Pathikonda, Vilas, Farole, Thomas
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
WTO
ICT
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25858462/capability-based-assessment-gvc-competitiveness-sacu-region
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spelling okr-10986-238192021-04-23T14:04:17Z A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region Pathikonda, Vilas Farole, Thomas ACCOUNTING PRODUCTION LAGS STOCK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MINIMUM WAGE STRUCTURAL CHANGE FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION CAPABILITY VALUE CHAIN SUPPLIER PROPERTY RIGHTS STRATEGIES INFORMATION SERVICES EXPORTS DOMESTIC MARKET EXPORTERS MARKET SIZE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS VARIABLES CAPITAL STOCK INPUTS WEALTH INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS MARKET ACCESS REGISTRY FACTOR ENDOWMENTS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TRADE AGREEMENTS FINAL GOODS PRODUCTION PROCESS VALUE OF TRADE TRADE PATTERNS INSTITUTIONS GROSS EXPORTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS DATA INFLUENCE LABOR COSTS TRADE RESTRICTIONS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EXPORT INTENSITY CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CAPITAL FORMATION CUSTOMS PRODUCTS VALUE CHAINS PRODUCTIVITY INDUSTRIALIZATION GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL MARKET MARKETS NET EXPORTS WTO CONNECTIVITY LINKS ACCESS LABOR PRODUCT COUNTRY TARIFF AVERAGING DATABASES INVENTORY SUBSIDIES CAPABILITIES INDUSTRY TRADE EXPORT VALUE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONSUMPTION GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN CAPITAL VALUE ADDED ACCOUNTABILITY CAPITAL WAGES GLOBAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESULTS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS BANK CUSTOM NETWORKS EXPORT SHARES INVESTMENT TREATIES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES PROPERTY TARIFF BARRIERS REGIONALIZATION TRADE FACILITATION MEASUREMENT TRADE INTENSITY MARKET TRADE LIBERALIZATION SUPPLY CHAIN TIME ZONE GOVERNANCE MULTINATIONAL FIRMS RESULT TRADE DATA TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ICT GDP GOODS THEORY GLOBAL TRADE GROWTH RATE BUSINESS NETWORK NATURAL RESOURCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE PREFERENTIAL TRADE GLOBAL INTEGRATION PERFORMANCE TARIFF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SUPPLY INSTITUTION WORLD TRADE COMMODITIES DATABASE APPAREL PROFITS GOVERNMENTS IMPORT VALUE TARGET USES DEVELOPMENT POLICY The emergence of global value chains (GVCs) and their rapid expansion over the past two decades has transformed the global trade environment. GVCs involve task-based trade across multiple stages of the production process that take place across a number of different countries, in which multiple inputs and exports of intermediate goods and services are necessary to produce a final good, which may also be exported. GVC-oriented trade is seen to offer significant opportunities for developing countries, especially smaller ones, to benefit from global integration by changing the nature of competitiveness. With competition for GVC investment taking place in a truly global market, factor competitiveness relative to other countries matters a lot. In this context, the purpose of this note is to shed some light for policymakers, in this case specifically in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries, on where to focus efforts to drive competitiveness for GVC participation. This is a data-intensive exercise that requires indicators to represent underlying capabilities, disaggregated international trade data, and finally, a classification of which products are likely to be trade within GVCs. 2016-03-02T19:23:28Z 2016-03-02T19:23:28Z 2015-02-20 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25858462/capability-based-assessment-gvc-competitiveness-sacu-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23819 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics, and Growth Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Southern Africa
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topic ACCOUNTING
PRODUCTION
LAGS
STOCK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MINIMUM WAGE
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPABILITY
VALUE CHAIN
SUPPLIER
PROPERTY RIGHTS
STRATEGIES
INFORMATION
SERVICES
EXPORTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
EXPORTERS
MARKET SIZE
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
VARIABLES
CAPITAL STOCK
INPUTS
WEALTH
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
MARKET ACCESS
REGISTRY
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
TRADE AGREEMENTS
FINAL GOODS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
VALUE OF TRADE
TRADE PATTERNS
INSTITUTIONS
GROSS EXPORTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
DATA
INFLUENCE
LABOR COSTS
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
EXPORT INTENSITY
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL FORMATION
CUSTOMS
PRODUCTS
VALUE CHAINS
PRODUCTIVITY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
GLOBALIZATION
CAPITAL MARKET
MARKETS
NET EXPORTS
WTO
CONNECTIVITY
LINKS
ACCESS
LABOR
PRODUCT
COUNTRY TARIFF
AVERAGING
DATABASES
INVENTORY
SUBSIDIES
CAPABILITIES
INDUSTRY TRADE
EXPORT VALUE
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY
CONSUMPTION
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
ACCOUNTABILITY
CAPITAL
WAGES
GLOBAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
RESULTS
VALUE
COMPETITIVENESS
BANK
CUSTOM
NETWORKS
EXPORT SHARES
INVESTMENT TREATIES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES
PROPERTY
TARIFF BARRIERS
REGIONALIZATION
TRADE FACILITATION
MEASUREMENT
TRADE INTENSITY
MARKET
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
SUPPLY CHAIN
TIME ZONE
GOVERNANCE
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS
RESULT
TRADE DATA
TRADE
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ICT
GDP
GOODS
THEORY
GLOBAL TRADE
GROWTH RATE
BUSINESS
NETWORK
NATURAL RESOURCE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
PERFORMANCE
TARIFF
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
SUPPLY
INSTITUTION
WORLD TRADE
COMMODITIES
DATABASE
APPAREL
PROFITS
GOVERNMENTS
IMPORT VALUE
TARGET
USES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
PRODUCTION
LAGS
STOCK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MINIMUM WAGE
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPABILITY
VALUE CHAIN
SUPPLIER
PROPERTY RIGHTS
STRATEGIES
INFORMATION
SERVICES
EXPORTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
EXPORTERS
MARKET SIZE
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
VARIABLES
CAPITAL STOCK
INPUTS
WEALTH
INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
MARKET ACCESS
REGISTRY
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
TRADE AGREEMENTS
FINAL GOODS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
VALUE OF TRADE
TRADE PATTERNS
INSTITUTIONS
GROSS EXPORTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
DATA
INFLUENCE
LABOR COSTS
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
EXPORT INTENSITY
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CAPITAL FORMATION
CUSTOMS
PRODUCTS
VALUE CHAINS
PRODUCTIVITY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
GLOBALIZATION
CAPITAL MARKET
MARKETS
NET EXPORTS
WTO
CONNECTIVITY
LINKS
ACCESS
LABOR
PRODUCT
COUNTRY TARIFF
AVERAGING
DATABASES
INVENTORY
SUBSIDIES
CAPABILITIES
INDUSTRY TRADE
EXPORT VALUE
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY
CONSUMPTION
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
HUMAN CAPITAL
VALUE ADDED
ACCOUNTABILITY
CAPITAL
WAGES
GLOBAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
RESULTS
VALUE
COMPETITIVENESS
BANK
CUSTOM
NETWORKS
EXPORT SHARES
INVESTMENT TREATIES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES
PROPERTY
TARIFF BARRIERS
REGIONALIZATION
TRADE FACILITATION
MEASUREMENT
TRADE INTENSITY
MARKET
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
SUPPLY CHAIN
TIME ZONE
GOVERNANCE
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS
RESULT
TRADE DATA
TRADE
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ICT
GDP
GOODS
THEORY
GLOBAL TRADE
GROWTH RATE
BUSINESS
NETWORK
NATURAL RESOURCE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
PERFORMANCE
TARIFF
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
SUPPLY
INSTITUTION
WORLD TRADE
COMMODITIES
DATABASE
APPAREL
PROFITS
GOVERNMENTS
IMPORT VALUE
TARGET
USES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Pathikonda, Vilas
Farole, Thomas
A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
geographic_facet Africa
Southern Africa
description The emergence of global value chains (GVCs) and their rapid expansion over the past two decades has transformed the global trade environment. GVCs involve task-based trade across multiple stages of the production process that take place across a number of different countries, in which multiple inputs and exports of intermediate goods and services are necessary to produce a final good, which may also be exported. GVC-oriented trade is seen to offer significant opportunities for developing countries, especially smaller ones, to benefit from global integration by changing the nature of competitiveness. With competition for GVC investment taking place in a truly global market, factor competitiveness relative to other countries matters a lot. In this context, the purpose of this note is to shed some light for policymakers, in this case specifically in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries, on where to focus efforts to drive competitiveness for GVC participation. This is a data-intensive exercise that requires indicators to represent underlying capabilities, disaggregated international trade data, and finally, a classification of which products are likely to be trade within GVCs.
format Report
author Pathikonda, Vilas
Farole, Thomas
author_facet Pathikonda, Vilas
Farole, Thomas
author_sort Pathikonda, Vilas
title A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
title_short A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
title_full A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
title_fullStr A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
title_full_unstemmed A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
title_sort capability-based assessment of gvc competitiveness for the sacu region
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25858462/capability-based-assessment-gvc-competitiveness-sacu-region
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23819
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