Bangladesh's Leather Industry: Local Production Networks In The Global Economy (springer Geography)

This study Provides An Overview Of How The Bangladeshi Leather Value Chain Is Organised And Governed. It Analyses How The Leather Processing And Leather Goods/footwear Subsectors Are Integrated Into The Global Market And To What Extent Informal Arrangements Including Illicit Practices Are Conducive To Global Market Entry. Power Relations Are Dissected Along The Value Chain, In Order To Analyse How Local Producers Adapt To Upholding Competitiveness. The Results Of The Work Show The Need To Devise Upgrading Strategies Which Pay Heed To The Reality Of Informal Dynamics In A Global Value Chain (gvc) To Improve The Local Producers’ Competitiveness. The Gvc Perspective Was Combined With Considerations On Upgrading, Subcontracting, Middlemen And Informality To Adequately Analyse The Complexity Of The Transactions In The Chain. The Data Of This Study Are Drawn From Empirical Field Studies In Dhaka, Bangladesh And Other Sections Of The International Leather Value Chain During The Time Period Of 2010 To 2014. A Qualitative Research Approach Was Complemented With Quantitative Methods. Introduction -- Conceptual Approaches -- Methodology -- The Leather Industry In Bangladesh -- The Leather Value Chain In Bangladesh – Results Of A Qualitative Analysis -- Conclusion -- Appendices. By Joseph Strasser. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-8 Conceptual Approaches....Pages 9-31 Methodology....Pages 33-41 The Leather Industry in Bangladesh....Pages 43-48 The Leather Value Chain in Bangladesh—Results of a Qualitative Analysis....Pages 49-259 Conclusion....Pages 261-270 Back Matter....Pages 271-286