Penny Bamber was an independent contractor with the GVC Center from 2009-2020. Her work focused on economic development and competitiveness in Latin America and Africa, with a particular interest in the role of workforce development and gender in supporting industry upgrading. Key industries for her include agriculture, medical devices, and offshore services. She has led several projects related to improving national competitiveness in both high- and low-tech sectors for developing countries. Penny has also led trainings in the use and application of the GVC framework for industry representatives and policy makers in developing countries. Prior to joining the Duke GVC Center, Penny worked in the leadership development-training field, facilitating programs for business students and executives at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Reports

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• Industry 4.0 in Developing Countries: The Mine of the Future and the Role of Women
• Gender Dynamics and Upgrading in Global Value Chains: The Case of Medical Devices
• Pakistan in the Medical Device GVC
• The Digital Economy, Global Value Chains and Asia
• Jamaica in the Tourism Global Value Chain
• Jamaica in the Arabica Coffee Global Value Chain
• Central America in Manufacturing Global Value Chains (GVCs)
• The Oil and Gas Services Value Chain in Kazakhstan
• Korea in Global Value Chains: Pathways for Industrial Transformation
• Chapter 5: GVCs, Industrial Transformation and Opportunities for Korea
• Chapter 1: Global Value Chains and Economic Development
• The Philippines in the Rubber GVC
• The Philippines in the Coffee GVC
• The Philippines in the Paper Global Value Chain
• The Philippines in the Chemical Global Value Chain
• The Philippines in the Automotive Global Value Chain
• The Philippines in the Aerospace Global Value Chain
• Peru in the Table Grape Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading in Peru
• Peru in the Mining Equipment Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading
• Peru in the High Quality Cotton Textile and Apparel GVC: Opportunities for Upgrading
• Burundi in the Energy Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
• Burundi in the Coffee Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
• Burundi in the Agribusiness Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
• Burundi in the Agribusiness, Coffee and Energy Global Value Chains: Skills for Private Sector Development: Project Overview
• The Tobacco Global Value Chain in Low Income Countries
• Costa Rica in the Offshore Services Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading: Chapter 5
• Costa Rica in the Medical Devices Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Upgrading: Chapter 2
• Costa Rica in the Aerospace Global Value Chain: Opportunities for Entry & Upgrading: Chapter 4
• Costa Rica in Global Value Chains: An Upgrading Analysis: Introduction: Chapter 1
• The Competitiveness of Small Organic Cocoa Producers of the National Confederation of Dominican Cocoa Producers (CONACADO)
• Basic Principles and Guidelines for Impactful and Sustainable Inclusive Business Interventions in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains
• Assessment of Five High-Value Agriculture Inclusive Business Projects
• Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Addressing the Skills Challenge in Developing Countries
• Supporting the Competitiveness of Central American Coffee
• Case: Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Stevia Value Chain in Paraguay
• Case: Development of Micro and Small Rural Apicultural Producers in Nicaragua & Honduras
• Case: Strengthening the Competitiveness of Organic Producers in Andean Microwatersheds
• Case: Conversion to Organic Cacao Cultivation in Peru
• Inclusion of Small- and Medium-Sized Producers in High-Value Agro-Food Value Chains
• Meeting the Upgrading Challenge: Dynamic Workforces for Diversified Economies: Chapter 6
• The Offshore Services Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development: Chapter 4
• The Fruit and Vegetables Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development: Chapter 2
• Engineering Services in the Americas
• Workforce Development in Chile’s Offshore Services
• Chile’s Offshore Services Value Chain

Publications

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• The Gender Dimensions of Global Value Chains
• Promoting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains (GSCs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Key Issues, Good Practices, Lessons Learned and Policy Insights
• Inclusive Value Chain Interventions in the High-Value Agrifood Sector in Latin America
• Global Value Chains in Latin America: A Development Perspective for Upgrading
• Regional Competitiveness in the Latin America Offshore Services Value Chain
• Connecting Local Producers in Developing Countries to Regional and Global Value Chains
• Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading and Gender: Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries
• The Offshore Services Value Chain: Upgrading Trajectories in Developing Countries

Presentations

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• The Digital Economy & Global Value Chains: Implications for Korea
• Philippines Participation in GVCs: Analysis and Findings

Blog Posts

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• Why Global Value Chains Analysis Is Important for Policymakers in Industrialized Countries

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