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Small and medium enterprises and low-income workers in the global value chain: evidence from Indonesia

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  • Miguel Angel Esquivias
  • Lilik Sugiharti
  • Rossanto Dwi Handoyo
  • Muryani Muryani

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This paper looks at changes experienced by small and medium enterprises (SME) as well as by workers in Indonesia as a result of fragmentation in production networks. Indonesian value-added exports expanded 285% from 1995 to 2011, changing patterns of trade as it re-directed focus towards Asia and specialised in intermediate goods. This paper assesses to which extent liberalisation supported inclusive growth for SMEs, and to lower-skilled workers. Through an inter-country input-output dataset, this study measures the participation of Indonesia in the global value chain and deconstructs gross exports into value-added indicators. By integrating two additional datasets (industrial survey and labour), this study links gains at firm size and jobs. Although nearly 83% of exports are reported through large firms, SME participates by providing services and components to exporters. Direct exports of SMEs are concentrated in a few sectors; however, the indirect content reaches more than 30% of total value exported.

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  • Miguel Angel Esquivias & Lilik Sugiharti & Rossanto Dwi Handoyo & Muryani Muryani, 2023. "Small and medium enterprises and low-income workers in the global value chain: evidence from Indonesia," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 34(3), pages 294-317.
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