Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics

Nina Ebner

doi:10.1080/00220388.2026.2685949

June 15, 2026The Journal of Development Studies

Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics

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This research aims to explore the relationship between trade liberalization policies and their effects on global value chains post-Covid-19.
Analyzed World Bank recommendations from 2020 regarding trade policies.
Examined economic impacts of global value chains in different countries.
Countries implementing trade liberalization showed improved integration into global value chains.
Findings suggest potential for economic recovery but raise concerns about labour exploitation and environmental impacts.

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Examines trade liberalisation impacts on global value chains, suggesting a link to economic recovery.

Abstract

In 2020, the World Bank advocated that countries implement trade liberalisation policies to jumpstart a ‘global value chain-led recovery’ from the Covid-19 pandemic (Fernandes et al., 2020). In the...

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Nina Ebner (2026) studied this question.

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