Factors that the specialized literature identifies as limiting the development of GIs: an analysis through the lens of the stakeholder engagement theory

Abstract

The number of Geographic Indications (GI) recognized by both private and governmental entities on emerging countries has increased substantially. This number is followed by evidence of the fact that a significant proportion of such IGs does not fulfill the expected goals on regards of them contributing to regional and local development.In order to GIs become active in the market, it is necessary that the needs and expectations from multiple stakeholders to be met. This article performed a systematic literature review (SLR) with the goal to identify what are the factors that present time academic research points to as the reasons for non-successful development of GIs and analyze them through the lens of the Stakeholder’s Engagement Theory. The analysis contains 29 published articles between the years of 2017 and 2022 that point out detrimental factors for GIs development. SLR identified 13 factors, which were grouped in three causal categories. This investigation contributes to the literature of GIs development as it identifies and summarizes those factors, thus providing a conceptual basis to diagnose the reasons why stakeholders are not engaging on specific GIs.