Gary Gereffi

Professor Emeritus
Gary Gereffi
Gereffi at the WTO Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade (2013)
Born
Gary Allan Gereffi

(1948-07-23) July 23, 1948 (age 76)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SpousePela Gereffi[1]
Children2, Emily Gereffi[2] and Karen Gereffi Goodman[3]
Academic background
EducationB.A. (University of Notre Dame), M.Phil., Ph.D. (Yale University)
Alma materYale University
Thesis"Wonder Drugs" and Transnational Corporations in Mexico: An Elaboration and a Limiting-case Test of Dependency Theory (1980)
Doctoral advisorAlfred Stepan, Louis Wolf Goodman
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Sub-disciplineEconomic sociology, economic geography, regional economics, international development
InstitutionsDuke University
Main interestsEconomic sociology, international business and development, industrial policy, global supply chain management, sustainable development
Notable works
  • The Pharmaceutical Industry and Dependency in the Third World (1983)
  • Manufacturing Miracles: Paths of Industrialization in Latin America and East Asia (1990)
  • Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism (1994)
  • Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry after NAFTA (2002)
  • The New Offshoring of Jobs and Global Development (2006)
  • Global Value Chains and Development: Redefining the Contours of 21st Century Capitalism (2018)
  • Local Clusters in Global Value Chains: Linking Actors and Territories Through Manufacturing and Innovation (2018)
  • Handbook on Global Value Chains (2019)
  • China’s New Development Strategies: Upgrading from Above and from Below in Global Value Chains (2022)
Notable ideasGlobal value chains; industry governance structures; upgrading trajectories; national and regional development strategies; empirical studies of global industries

Gary Allan Gereffi (born July 23, 1948[4] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[5]) is an American economic sociologist, policy activist, author, and academic. Gereffi is emeritus Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Global Value Chains Center[a] at Duke University. He is one of the originators of the Global Value Chains (GVC) framework and he is known for his work on governance structures and upgrading strategies in GVCs, global commodity chain (GCCs), dependency theory, cross-regional development strategies in Latin America and East Asia, and the role of multinational corporations (MNCs) in development.

Gereffi is recognized for his significant contributions to understanding global value chains and their impact on international development policies, including extensive collaborations with diverse multilateral organizations.[b] His collaboration with scholars like Raphael Kaplinsky, John Humphrey, Timothy Sturgeon, Stefano Ponte, Jennifer Bair, Joonkoo Lee and Valentina De Marchi resulted in a theoretical framework that sheds light on the complexities of globalization.

  1. ^ "2014 annual report of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens" (PDF). p. 33. Pela & Gary Gereffi
  2. ^ "What the Heck is NC DEC?". September 14, 2022. Dr. Gary Gereffi, Professor Emeritus Sociology, Duke University and daughter Emily Gereffi, Senior International Trade Specialist at U.S. Department of Commerce, Greensboro / Winston Salem Office.
  3. ^ "Mark Gereffi Obituary (1953 - 2015)". Legacy.com. He leaves to share in his memory, daughter, Stephanie Gereffi; son, Nicholas Gereffi; step-son, Jason Halvorsen (Katherine); grandchildren, Mila Zuri and Leah Marina; brothers, Paul (Terry) Gereffi and Gary (Pela) Gereffi; nieces and nephews, Emily Gereffi, Karen Goodman, Phillip Gereffi, and Scott Gereffi.
  4. ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ^ Padova, Università di (2024-01-01). "Honorary Doctorate Degree to Gary Gereffi". Università degli studi di Padova (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-27.


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