Global Value Chain Development Report 2017

A joint research effort to better understand the ongoing development and evolution of GVCs and their implications for economic development.

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Global value chains (GVCs) have transformed world trade. GVCs create new opportunities for developing countries, increase their participation in global markets and enable them to diversify exports.

But while global value chains have helped many developing countries advance, some have benefitted more than others. The Global Value Chain Development Report, a joint publication from the World Bank Group, WTO, OECD, IDE-JETRO and the Research Center of Global Value Chains (RCGVC), analyzes new data to understand global trade’s increasing complexity and to formulate policies that can make GVCs more inclusive.

“This report offers a superb overview of some of the key developments in this body of work and breaks new ground on the study of the rise of GVCs.” - Pol Antràs, Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics, Harvard University

“I learned a tremendous amount from the research reported in this volume, and I highly recommend it to all who are interested in growth and development, in trade and international investment, and in policies that promote or retard growth and development.”

- Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Economics

To purchase a printed copy of the Report, visit the WTO Bookshop in Geneva, Switzerland or buy online via http://onlinebookshop.wto.org.

The Report is also available via our worldwide distributor Turpin Distribution Services at wto@turpin-distribution.com.

A joint publication of the World Bank Group, the Word Trade Organization (WTO), Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Institute of Development Economics (ISE-JETRO), and the Research Center of Global Value Chains (RCGVC).