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Small firm finance is a value chain governance issue: new evidence from Latin America

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  • Lizbeth Navas-Alemán
  • Carlo Pietrobelli
  • Marco Kamiya

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The literature on small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) finance suggests that linkages with large firms in value chains can improve access to credit. This exploratory paper looks at inter-firm linkages and SMEs access to finance and draws on the value chain literature regarding issues of coordination and governance. Using original enterprise-level data (agro-industry in Argentina, furniture in Brazil and ICT in Costa Rica), we compare sources of value chain finance and discuss the role of financial mechanisms based on 'hard data' and relationship finance. Findings confirm the importance of value chain financing and the role of governance in SMEs' access to finance.

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  • Lizbeth Navas-Alemán & Carlo Pietrobelli & Marco Kamiya, 2015. "Small firm finance is a value chain governance issue: new evidence from Latin America," International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(3), pages 218-243.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijtlid:v:7:y:2015:i:3:p:218-243
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    1. Thang, Doan Ngoc & Ha, Le Thanh, 2022. "Trade credit and global value chain: Evidence from cross-country firm-level data," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 171(C), pages 110-129.

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