An evolutionary approach to regional studies on global value chains
基于演化经济地理学中的关联性、经济复杂性和区域多样化文献，提出一个理论分析框架，用于研究区域发展新全球价值链、升级现有价值链以及可能失去或降级现有价值链的能力。
There is an ongoing dialogue that explores how the global production network and evolutionary economic geography (EEG) literatures can make promising crossovers.This paper aims to contribute to this debate by outlining a theoretical-analytical approach to regional studies on global value chains (GVCs).Building on the EEG literature on relatedness, economic complexity and regional diversification, this approach aims to develop a better understanding of the ability of regions to develop new and upgrade existing GVCs, and why regions may experience the loss or downgrading of existing GVCs.We present the features of this relatedness/complexity approach to GVCs and discuss potential fields of applications.