Geography
South–North and South–South production networks: diverging socio-spatial practices of Indian pharmaceutical firms
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We know less about the structures and processes associated with South–South production networks than about those with a South–North orientation. Using an inductive approach, in this article we explore these differences by analysing the everyday practices that Indian pharmaceutical firms employ to meet production and quality standards, access markets and innovate. We use extensive primary interview evidence to demonstrate that Indian pharmaceutical firms employ different business practices towards Northern and Southern end markets. Our findings reveal the presence of significant discontinuities within the Indian pharmaceutical industry. They also demonstrate how a practice-oriented approach to the study of GPNs can help to identify some of the micro social processes through which governance is achieved and transformed over time, and divergences in value creation, enhancement and capture trajectories between Southern and Northern end markets.
Publication Title
Global Networks
Publication Date
2018
Volume
18
Issue
2
First Page
326
Last Page
351
ISSN
1470-2266
DOI
10.1111/glob.12159
Keywords
India, pharmaceuticals, practices, production networks, south–south
Repository Citation
Horner, Rory and Murphy, James T., "South–North and South–South production networks: diverging socio-spatial practices of Indian pharmaceutical firms" (2018). Geography. 394.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_geography/394