ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the general issue of responsibility and related to the analysis of value chains. It explores the notion of capability structure is used to measure the impact of value chain policies on the people concerned. The chapter presents a 'social precautionary' attitude based on the elaboration of principles appropriate for encouraging all stakeholders to share responsibilities within the value chain. In economic terms, production and value chains are extremely important in generating growth, employment, and added value that can be assigned to all the players involved in the chain. They are also a source of economies of scale, productivity, and innovation, and so can be expected to be of benefit to a country, and to its population. Unfortunately, there can also be some negative consequences on people, perverse effects, or unexpected social externalities, and this has happened in many development projects, programs and policies.
