Transcription of A HANDBOOK FOR VALUE CHAIN RESEARCH
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A HANDBOOK FOR VALUE CHAINRESEARCHP repared for the IDRC byRaphael Kaplinsky and Mike Morris*We are grateful to colleagues in both our individual institutions and in the Spreadingthe Gains from Globalisation Network (particularly those participating in the BellagioWorkshop in September 2000) for discussions around many of the issues covered inthis HANDBOOK and also to Stephanie Barrientos, Jayne Smith and Justin Important Health WarningorA Guide for Using this HandbookLest anyone feel overwhelmed by the depth of detail in this HANDBOOK , especiallywith respect to the sections on methodology, we would like to emphasise at the outset:this HANDBOOK is not meant to be used or read as a comprehensive step by stepprocess that has to be followed in order to undertake a VALUE CHAIN analysis .
But value chain analysis, which focuses on the dynamics of inter-linkages within the productive sector, especially the way in which firms and countries are globally integrated, takes us a great deal further than traditional modes of economic and social analysis. Value chain analysis overcomes a number of important weaknesses of traditional
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