Understanding regional value chains through the interaction of public and private governance: Insights from Southern Africa's apparel sector
Understanding regional value chains through the interaction of public and private governance: Insights from Southern Africa's apparel sector
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通过公共和私人治理的互动了解区域价值链：来自南部非洲服装行业的见解
DOI：
10.1057/s42214-020-00071-9
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发表时间：
2020
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7.9
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Pasquali G
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作者：
Pasquali G
区域价值链（RVCs）和南南贸易日益被认为是21世纪全球化的关键特征。本文研究了rvc是如何被私人和公共治理的相互作用所塑造的。它评估了这种相互作用是如何在南部非洲的服装rvc中展开的，在三个层面上分析：国家、地区和全球，探索了贸易、投资和劳工制度。本文利用了贸易数据、二手文献以及对斯威士兰和莱索托（该地区最大的出口国）和南非（该地区最大的进口国）的供应商和机构以及主要公司的采访。研究结果强调了公共治理在塑造零售商和供应商参与RVCs中的关键作用：(i)区域“贸易制度”保护区域出口商免受全球竞争对手的影响，以及最近全球贸易制度的变化；促进从南非到莱索托和斯威士兰的投资流动的国家和区域“投资制度”，以及最近面向美国的供应商转向区域市场；（三）“劳工制度”，包括与南非相比，莱索托和斯威士兰的工资较低，劳工立法不全面，工会较弱。文章最后考虑了私人和公共治理相互作用对撒哈拉以南非洲现有和未来rvc的政策影响。
Regional value chains (RVCs) and South–South trade are increasingly considered key features of 21st-century globalisation. This article investigates how RVCs are shaped by the interaction of private and public governance. It evaluates how this interaction unfolded in Southern Africa’s apparel RVCs, exploring trade, investment and labour regimes across three levels of analysis: national, regional, and global. The paper draws on trade data, secondary literature, and interviews with suppliers and institutions in Eswatini and Lesotho (the largest exporters to the region), and lead firms in South Africa (the largest regional importer). The findings underline the critical role of public governance in shaping retailers’ and suppliers’ participation in RVCs through: (i) regional ‘trade regimes’ protecting regional exporters from global competitors, and recent shifts in global trade regimes; (ii) national and regional ‘investment regimes’ facilitating investment flows from South Africa to Lesotho and Eswatini, and the more recent shift of US-oriented suppliers towards regional markets; and (iii) ‘labour regimes’, including lower wages, less comprehensive labour legislation and weaker trade unions in Lesotho and Eswatini compared to South Africa. The article concludes by considering the policy implications of the interaction of private and public governance for existing and future RVCs in Sub-Saharan Africa.