Global supply chains lead to companies capturing most of the value, while suppliers – and especially workers – get a much smaller share.
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The UK still faces the tricky task of courting both Trump and its European neighbours.
Creating employment and fighting corruption are two of the subjects discussed in the wide ranging discussion.
Now is the time for African countries to start looking for African value chains or alternatives to global value chains.
Tumbling global trade with China proves no country or sector is an island.
Services have not featured strongly in the economic strategies of developing countries. However, South Africa’s recently published economic reform proposals point to a greater role for services.
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Aston University
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Professor in the School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management, University of Leicester
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Associate Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior lecturer in Economics, Aston University
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Professor of Economics, Centre Director of Centre for Business Prosperity (CBP), Aston University
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Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Professor, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Tshwane University of Technology