Making the cut? : low-income countries and the global clothing value chain in a post-quota and post-crisis world /

The clothing sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial development for low-income countries (LICs) due to its low fix costs, relatively simple technology, and labor-intensive nature. It has served to absorb large numbers of unskilled, and mostly female, workers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staritz, Cornelia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011.
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
2008-2009
Clothing trade > Developing countries > Case studies.
Exports > Developing countries > Case studies.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Crise financière mondiale, 2008-2009.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Clothing trade
Exports
Developing countries
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Global Clothing Value Chain: Global Buyers, the MFA Phaseout, and the Global Economic Crisis; Chapter 3: Clothing Exports in Low-Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Footloose to Regional Integration?; Chapter 4: Cambodia's Clothing Exports: From Assembly to Full-Package Supplier?; Chapter 5: Bangladesh's Clothing Exports: From Lowest Cost to Broader Capabilities?; Chapter 6: Conclusions: How to Compete in the Post-Quota and Post-Crisis World?

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