1st Edition

The Geoeconomics of Global Value Chains Navigating Geopolitical Complexity and Industrial Policy Shifts

By Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska Copyright 2026
166 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The post-Cold War era was widely associated with the Washington Consensus, which promoted economic efficiency, specialization, and trade liberalization as pathways to growth and social welfare. Globalization facilitated the rise of geographically dispersed production networks, known as global value chains (GVCs). For decades, firms benefited from offshoring by exploiting labour cost... Read more

1. Global Value Chains: On A Lookout for Rewiring? 2. The Three "De-"s – Global Economy in Face of Geopolitical Complexity 3. Global Value Chains and Megatrends 4. Geopolitical Distress and GVCs’ Resilience: Towards Reconfiguration? 5. Relocation as a GVC Reconfiguration Trajectory 6. International Production Trajectories Under Geopolitical Strain: The Case of Semiconductors and Wire Harness Systems 7. Policy Frameworks for Reshoring in CEE: A Review of the Existing Solutions and EU Expectations 8. Closing the Loop: GVCs and Contemporary Extensions of Rodrik’s Dilemma. References.

Biography

Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska is an international business scholar and the Head of the Department of International Competitiveness at the Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland. She specialises in international competitiveness, economic policy, resilience, and global business strategy, particularly in the context of geopolitical and economic disruptions.