The Political Economic Implications of the Semiconductor Global Value Chain : South Korea’s Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-China Semiconductor Competition

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-58
Author(s):  
Jong-Tack Oh ◽  
Kwang-Ho Chun
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Political Economic

The Changing Patterns of North Korea’s International Film Co-Productions Since the 1980s: A Global Value Chain Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-108
Author(s):  
Moon Hwy-Chang ◽  
Wenyang Yin
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Film Productions

Although North Korea is one of the most closed countries in the world, it has long been pursuing international cooperation with other countries in order to upgrade the quality of its film industry to international standards. Preceding studies on this topic have mainly focused on the political influences behind filmmaking in general and very few studies have exclusively dealt with North Korea’s international co-productions. In this respect, in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the internalization strategy of North Korea’s film productions, this paper uses the global value chain as a framework for analysis. This approach helps understand the internationalization pattern of each value chain activity of film co-productions in terms of the film location and the methods for collaborating with foreign partners. By dividing the evolution of North Korea’s international co-productions into three periods since the 1980s, this paper finds that although North Korea has shown mixed results with different aspects of the film value chain, it has generally improved its internationalization over the three periods. This paper further provides strategic directions for North Korea by learning some of the successful Chinese experiences in the film sector regarding collaboration with foreign partners—to foster a win-win situation for all involved parties.

scholarly journals Narrating technonatures: discourses of biotechnology in a neoliberal era

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Myles Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Political ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Status ◽  
Political Economic

This article considers the role played by discourses of nature in structuring the cultural politics of anti-GMO activism. It argues that such discourses have been successful rhetorical tools for activists because they mobilize widely resonant nature-culture dualisms that separate the natural and human worlds. However, these discourses hold dubious political implications. In valorizing the natural as a source of essential truth, natural purity discourses fail to challenge how naturalizations have been used to legitimize sexist, racist and colonial systems of injustice and oppression. Rather, they revitalize the discursive purchase of appeals to nature as a justification for the status quo, indirectly reinforcing existing power relations. Moreover, these discourses fail to challenge the critical though contingent reality of GMOs' location within the wider framework of neoliberal social relations. Fortunately, appeals to natural purity have not been the only effective strategy for opposing GMOs. Activist campaigns that directly target the political economic implications of GMOs within the context of neoliberalism have also had successes without resorting to appeals to the purity of nature. The successes of these campaigns suggest that while nature-culture dualisms remain politically effective normative groundings, concerns over equity, farmers' rights, and democracy retain potential as ideological terrains in the struggle for social justice.

Miguel Caballero: Marketing Strategy of Colombian Bulletproof Fashion Brand

2021 ◽  
pp. 231971452098883
Author(s):  
Jashim Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Tasnim Tarannum ◽  
Asma Ahmed ◽  
Kazi Pushpita Mim
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Business World ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Political Beliefs ◽  
Fashion Brand ◽  
Graduation Project

Miguel Caballero is the epitome of what can be called a ‘Fashionable Protective Wear’. The brand was named after its brainchild Miguel Caballero himself during the raging times in Columbia. Back in the 1990s specifically, the political beliefs were compartmentalized into different violent groups in the country. Miguel envisioned this as a fancy business opportunity with a little bit of trick up his sleeve. His idea was to add fashion and pliability to a category of apparel that was once deemed to have been nothing more than a baggy, ugly-looking and inconvenient piece of must wear; not to mention the noticeability of the clothing and how it magnified the ones wearing it even more to the eyes of the oppressor. Although it was part of a graduation project, yet it turned into a whole business model. This case discloses Miguel Caballero’s journey and evolution of the brand throughout the decades. The brand has now become a state-of-the-art enterprise with a global value chain, and it is also standing at the top of its industry because of its unique strategy execution of engagement marketing. The company is the trendsetter and holds a massive market share with distinguishing strategies which exemplifies a perfect paradigm of the contemporary business world.

scholarly journals Trade Protectionism and Border Closure in Nigeria: The Rice Economy in Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-106
Author(s):  
Alex Amaechi Ugwuja ◽  
Chimdi Chukwukere
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Domestic Economy ◽  
Local Production ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Domestic Production ◽  
Political Economic

Rice is one of those staples that Nigerians cannot do without; several tonnes of rice are consumed by Nigerians on daily basis. Yet its domestic cultivation and processing are largely ignored by a greater percentage of ordinary Nigerians. Although scholars have produced fascinating studies on both the domestic production of rice, its international trade, and the border closures that are contrived to facilitate local production, there is scarcely any serious scholarly effort that attempts to examine Nigeria’s rice economy from the political-economic perspective, especially with attention on the gainers and losers during periods of border closures in Nigeria. This study intervenes in the discourse by focusing on the political-economic implications of Nigeria's rice economy. The major thrust of the research is to discover how far the trade protectionist efforts of the governments of Nigeria impact the domestic economy. In essence, it seeks to discover the gainers and losers of Nigeria's border closures.  

scholarly journals The Political Economy of the Groundnut Value Chain in Malawi: Its Re-Emergence Amidst Policy Chaos, Strategic Neglect, and Opportunism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessings Chinsinga ◽  
Mirriam Matita
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
The Political ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Issue Area ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Political Economy Analysis ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Political Settlement ◽  
Economy Analysis

This paper explores the political economy of the groundnut value chain in Malawi. The paper uses a combination of insights from the theoretical perspectives of political settlement, rents and policymaking to examine this value chain. Fused together, these theoretical perspectives underpin a political economy analysis framework, which entails systematically mapping all key actors in an issue area; identifying their interests and recognising their forms of power (political, economic, social, and ideological); understanding their relationships with each other; and appreciating the issues, narratives, and ideas that shape how and why they interact with each other.

scholarly journals The political economy of governance in a ‘global value chain world’

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick W. Mayer ◽  
Nicola Phillips ◽  
Anne C. Posthuma
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Value Chain

Social Upgrading as Market Fantasy: The Limits of Global Value Chain Integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Fridell ◽  
Chris Walker
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ideological Fantasy ◽  
Economic Upgrading ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Social Upgrading

Confronted with mixed evidence linking economic upgrading in global value chains to improved social outcomes, proponents have called for a new emphasis on “social upgrading” to promote better employment, gender equality, and poverty reduction. Originally focused on a central role for states, unions, and social movements, the discourse on social upgrading has shifted, emphasizing the benefits of corporate social responsibility and global markets. Drawing on political economic, critical theory, and psychoanalytic paradigms, we explore the politics of this shift and argue that social upgrading is gradually being deployed as a neoliberal market fantasy, designed not to challenge the limits of market integration, but to obscure and deny them. The strength of the social upgrading discourse emerges less from its pretense toward objective, data-driven analysis, than its effectiveness as an ideological fantasy in meeting the contradictory, non-rational desires of experts and non-experts.

Global Policy for the Cloud

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Cowhey ◽  
Jonathan D. Aronson
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
The Political ◽  
International Governance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Data Flows ◽  
Hard Problems ◽  
Political Economic

Part III tests the international governance regime strategy against three hard problems raised by the information and production disruption. Chapter 6 focuses on the political economy and governance of cloud computing, including its reliance on transborder data flows. It analyzes the major economic implications of the cloud for competition and innovation. Civil society innovations are changing the “facts on the ground” even as negotiators grope for consensus on formal trade rules to respond to growing national restrictions on global cloud services and data flows. Further complications involve debates over appropriate competition policies for cloud-based services, especially because these services take revenues away from many traditional businesses with influential political supporters. Cloud policy also must confront questions about creating a trusted digital environment for privacy and cybersecurity. To demonstrate the dimensions of the debate, the political economic interests of the United States, Japan, Korea, China, and the European Union are examined.

Population Aging as a Global Issue

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer D. Sciubba
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Political ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Demographic Aging ◽  
Political Demography ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact

The late 20th century brought the dawn of global population aging, the culmination of decades-long shifts to lower fertility and longer life expectancy. These novel age distributions—larger proportions of older persons relative to working-age or youth—bring with them a plethora of questions about the political, economic, and social causes and consequences of such aging. There are multiple theoretical perspectives and ways to measure population aging, and decisions about approaches, definitions, and measurements can make a dramatic difference on the results of studies of its impact. Some scholars approach the study of aging through a generational lens, others through chronological age, dependency ratios, or other measures of age structure. Studies of the implications of population aging fall into three major categories: political, economic, and social. Political demography studies often focus on the political power of various age groups and attempt to assess the degree to which intergenerational conflict is emerging as the sizes of age groups change and their demands on services like entitlements shift alongside. Political demography studies also look at voter behavior and preferences to assess possibilities for reform of age-related policies, like retirement, healthcare, and education. A separate branch of political demography examines the military implications of population aging, particularly its effect on the willingness and ability of a state to use force. Of the few studies that show a link between aging and war, empirical results are inconclusive, meaning that it is just as likely a state with a high median age will be belligerent as not. Studies on the economic implications of population aging look at the changing nature of the labor market itself and on the possibility of macroeconomic growth in the face of demographic change. Finally, research on the social impact of population aging is mostly concerned with individual- and family-level well-being, as the care demands of an aging population create pressures on individuals, families, and social safety nets. There are many controversies and debates over the impact of aging, including debates over the relative weight of demographic factors and whether population aging is a trend warranting celebration or alarm. In all, there are far more questions about the implications of aging than there are answers, and the projected development of this trend means that more questions constantly arise. Lingering questions surround historically rapid demographic aging, new sets of aging states at different speeds, shrinking populations, the intersection between migration and aging, and the intersection between aging and climate change. The field is ripe for more comparative aging work in general.

The commercial transformation of world football and the North–South divide: A global value chain analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin D Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Value Chain Analysis ◽  
The North ◽  
Chain Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
Global North ◽  
Political Economic

This paper takes a world-systemic perspective on global football seen through the lens of the Global North–South political–economic divide that has long motivated development studies. After synthesizing an historical account of the commercial transformation of world football since the mid-1970s, the paper considers the organization and operation of the world football economy using the analytical construct of the “global value chains” perspective. The analysis identifies two distinct football governance structures that broadly correspond to the “producer-driven” and “buyer-driven” governance structures long identified by commodity/value chain scholars, and that imply different flows of resources across world football’s North–South divide. The paper concludes by considering implications of the value chain governance structures for both the value chains and sports studies literatures.

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