Global Value Chains and Intermediaries in Multi‐stakeholder Initiatives in Pakistan and India

• Published in: Development and change Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 504 - 532
• Main Authors: Lund‐Thomsen, Peter, Riisgaard, Lone, Singh, Sukhpal, Ghori, Shakil, Coe, Neil M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Beneficiaries; Capacity building approach; Compliance; Cotton; Farmers; Initiatives; Mainstreaming; Minimization; Stakeholders; Sustainability; Value; Value chain; Verification; Pakistan; India

ABSTRACT In this article, we analyse the role of regulatory intermediaries of the Better Cotton Initiative, a multi‐stakeholder initiative (MSI) in the global cotton value chain, with a regional focus on India and Pakistan. We conceptualize how the key roles of regulatory intermediaries — translatin...