People :: Sociology Department

Gary Gereffi, Professor

Gary Gereffi

Short Description of Research Approach:

Professor

Office Info
Office:	264 Soc-Psych
Phone:	(919) 660-5611/660-5614
Email Address:
Fax:	(919) 660-5623
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Areas of Interest:

Development,
Comparative/Historical Sociology,
Economy and Society

Gary Gereffi's research interests deal with the competitive strategies of global firms, the governance of global value chains, economic and social upgrading, and the emerging global knowledge economy. His major ongoing research projects are:
(1) industrial upgrading, global production networks, and decent work in East Asia, North America, and Eastern Europe;
(2) analyzing the competitiveness of North Carolina industries in the global economy, utilizing a value chain perspective ;
(3) engineering outsourcing and workforce development in the United States, China, and India;
(4) a global value chain perspective on food safety and quality standards; and
(5) an ongoing collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and other co-sponsors on clean (low-carbon) technologies and U.S. jobs.

Selected Publications/Recent Research:

Representative Publications (More Publications)

2008 Manufacturing Climate Solutions: Carbon-Reducing Technologies and U.S. Jobs Gary Gereffi, Kristen Dubay and Marcy Lowe. Durham, NC: Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness Duke University
http://www.cggc.duke.edu/environment/climatesolutions

2008 How the Disciple Became the Guru: Workforce Development in India’s R&D Labs Vivek Wadhwa, Una Kim De Vitton and Gary Gereffi. ,July 23, 2008.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1170049

2006 The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development , ILO Social Policy Lectures. Geneva: International Institute for Labor Studies and International Labor Organization.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/publ/books.htm

2005 The Governance of Global Value Chains (Gary Gereffi, John Humphrey, and Timothy Sturgeon). Review of International Political Economy , Vol. 12, No. 1,February, 2005. , 78-104
http://www.soc.duke.edu/~ggere/web/Governance_GVCs_RIPE_Feb 2005.pdf

2002 Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry after NAFTA Gereffi, Gary, David Spener and Jennifer Bair. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

1994 Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism (Gary Gereffi and Miguel Korzeniewicz, co-editors). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (hardcover) and Praeger (paperback)

1990 Manufacturing Miracles: Paths of Industrialization in Latin America and East Asia (Gary Gereffi and Donald L. Wyman, co-editors). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press

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Course Descriptions:

Duke University. Spring & Fall 2008

Organizations and Global Competitiveness(SOC 142)Syllabus
Globalization and Development(Soc 222S)Syllabus

Sociology
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