BOOK REVIEW: World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains, World Bank

Abstract

[Enhanced Credo edition]. Part I: Overview -- Part II: Global value chains: What are they? The new face of trade -- Drivers of participation -- Part III: What are the effects of GVCs? Consequences for development -- Macroeconomic implications -- Impact on the environment -- Technological change -- Part IV: What domestic policies facilitate fruitful participation? -- Policies to enhance participation -- Cooperation beyond trade -- Appendices. Databases used in this report -- Glossary.