The state, institutional frameworks and the dynamics of capital in global production networks
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For some time now, calls have been made for a more adequate theorization of the state and institutional frameworks in work on global production networks (GPNs) and global value chains (GVCs). However, despite claims in GPN research that institutional contexts matter, there remains an absence of theoretical frameworks on the state in GPNs. Consequently, understanding of the relations between state action and the changing geographies of production networks remains in its infancy. This paper explores a strategic-relational understanding of the state and the rearticulation of scales of state formation to understand the dynamics of global production networks in macro-regional spaces.
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The role of the state can significantly shape the organization and evolution of GVCs over time.
“The role of the state, in particular, can significantly shape the organization and evolution of GVCs over time (Alford & Phillips, 2018;Coe & Yeung, 2019;Smith, 2015;Yeung, 2016).”
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- Authors
- Smith, A.
- Affiliations
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Smith, Adrian
- ORCID
- Smith, Adrian
- Venue
- Progress in Human Geography
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-02-07
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 290-315
- ISSN
- 0309-1325 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-0288
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- W2048463489
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- 39.93
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- en
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- Topics
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- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Globalization and political ideologies
- Keywords
- state, institutional framework, global production networks, global value chains, capital dynamics, state formation
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