Abstract

The SE approach can be extended to the Global Value Chain (GVC) case. Given recurring evidence that low value-added activities tend to take place in low-income nations while high value-added activities take place in high-income nations, much of the Global Value Chain literature advocates for firm-level economic upgrading as a national development strategy. The key observations of SE extend to the GVC case. As such, SE provides GVC literature with a more appropriate social and political context and explains the inconsistent outcomes of economic upgrading strategies. Furthermore, the SE lens allows us to conclude that ahistorical analysis may be favored among economists to, consciously or not, generate an illusion of legitimacy to inequality between the so-called ‘Global North’ and ‘Global South’. Ultimately, standard conclusions from SE suggest a wealth distributive policy approach, indicating that a move toward reparations and loan forgiveness may be a more effective strategy for national development.

摘要

SE 方法可以扩展到全球价值链 (GVC) 案例。鉴于反复出现的证据表明低附加值活动往往发生在低收入国家而高附加值活动发生在高收入国家，许多全球价值链文献都主张将企业层面的经济升级作为国家发展战略。SE 的主要观察结果扩展到 GVC 案例。因此，SE 为全球价值链文献提供了更合适的社会和政治背景，并解释了经济升级战略的不一致结果。此外，SE 镜头让我们得出结论，经济学家可能有意或无意地偏爱非历史分析，从而对所谓的“全球北方”和“全球南方”之间的不平等产生一种合法性幻觉。最终，