Upgrading to Compete: Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America

By comparing clusters that are part of global value chains in sectors as diverse as dairy production in Nicaragua, salmon farming in Chile, metalworking in Brazil and software development in Mexico, the book offers insights on upgrading that go beyond most studies of clusters and of global value chains, which tend to focus exclusively on comparisons within one industry. [...] of the six field case studies presented as individual chapters by different authors in the book, only one, the Segusino rustic furniture cluster in Chipolo, Mexico, could be considered a 'failure' case in which successful upgrading was not sustainable over time.