Digitization of the Global Value Chain and High-Quality Development
Case Studies from the Chinese Industry
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 12. June 2026
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-1-041-27639-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book systematically examines how the digitalization of global value chains (GVCs) has driven the high-quality development of China's manufacturing industry. It reveals the intrinsic mechanisms and pathways through which digital technologies reshape the international division of labor and promote industrial upgrading.
Integrating theory with empirical analysis, the book establishes an innovative measurement framework for GVC digitalization. Using data from China's manufacturing sectors from 2000 to 2020, the book evaluates the quality of industrial development across five dimensions: innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics, challenges, and multidimensional impacts of Chinese manufacturing's integration into digital GVCs. Using rigorous econometric models, the study demonstrates that digitalization primarily advances high-quality manufacturing development through three channels: reducing transaction costs, fostering technological innovation, and optimizing resource allocation. Finally, the book proposes strategic pathways and policy implications targeted to China's manufacturing industry, offering a solid theoretical foundation and decision-making reference for achieving value chain upgrading and structural optimization in the digital era.
This book will be valuable for scholars and policymakers in the fields of the digital economy, GVCs, international trade, and industrial economics, as well as for university students and industry professionals.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license
Integrating theory with empirical analysis, the book establishes an innovative measurement framework for GVC digitalization. Using data from China's manufacturing sectors from 2000 to 2020, the book evaluates the quality of industrial development across five dimensions: innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics, challenges, and multidimensional impacts of Chinese manufacturing's integration into digital GVCs. Using rigorous econometric models, the study demonstrates that digitalization primarily advances high-quality manufacturing development through three channels: reducing transaction costs, fostering technological innovation, and optimizing resource allocation. Finally, the book proposes strategic pathways and policy implications targeted to China's manufacturing industry, offering a solid theoretical foundation and decision-making reference for achieving value chain upgrading and structural optimization in the digital era.
This book will be valuable for scholars and policymakers in the fields of the digital economy, GVCs, international trade, and industrial economics, as well as for university students and industry professionals.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional Reference
Illustrations
14 s/w Zeichnungen, 31 s/w Tabellen, 14 s/w Abbildungen
31 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-27639-5 (9781041276395)
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Additional editions
Dan Li | Riming Cui | Yiwen Ding
Digitization of the Global Value Chain and High-Quality Development
Case Studies from the Chinese Industry
E-Book
approx. 06/2026
Routledge
€0.90
Available for download
Dan Li | Riming Cui | Yiwen Ding
Digitization of the Global Value Chain and High-Quality Development
Case Studies from the Chinese Industry
E-Book
approx. 06/2026
Routledge
€0.90
Available for download
Persons
Dan Li is Vice Dean of the School of Finance and Trade at Liaoning University, China. Her main research area is international trade theory and policy. She has published over 50 academic papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals.
Riming Cui is Director of the Center for Russian and Mongolian Studies at Liaoning University and Professor at the School of Finance and Trade. His main research area is international trade theory and policy. He has published over 100 academic papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals.
Yiwen Ding is a lecturer at the School of Marxism, Liaoning University. She currently serves as Deputy Director of the General Affairs Office, Department of Economics, Liaoning University, and is an Adjunct Researcher at both the National Economic Institute and Institute for Development of Technological Society. Her main research areas focus on the national economy and rural economy. She has published numerous academic papers in CSSCI-indexed journals.
Riming Cui is Director of the Center for Russian and Mongolian Studies at Liaoning University and Professor at the School of Finance and Trade. His main research area is international trade theory and policy. He has published over 100 academic papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals.
Yiwen Ding is a lecturer at the School of Marxism, Liaoning University. She currently serves as Deputy Director of the General Affairs Office, Department of Economics, Liaoning University, and is an Adjunct Researcher at both the National Economic Institute and Institute for Development of Technological Society. Her main research areas focus on the national economy and rural economy. She has published numerous academic papers in CSSCI-indexed journals.
Content
1 Introduction: The Digital Era and the Transformation of Chinese Manufacturing 2 Theoretical Foundations: The Evolution of Digitalization, GVCs, and Industrial Development 3 The Driving Mechanism: How Digital GVCs Foster High-Quality Manufacturing Development 4 The Global Landscape: International Division of Labor and China's Position in Digital GVCs 5 Assessing the Status Quo: Measuring the High-Quality Development of China's Manufacturing 6 Empirical Evidence: The Impact of Digital GVCs on Chinese Manufacturing 7 The Path Forward: Conclusions and Policy Implications