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Sewing success? : employment, wages and poverty following the end of the multi-fibre arrangement /
The end of the MFA was followed by rising apparel exports, falling prices, and a reallocation of production and employment between countries. There were also significant changes within countries. The first main finding of this report is that export and employment patterns after the MFA/ATC did not n...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Poverty.
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- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Employment, Wages, and Poverty after the End of the MFA
- ch. 1 Introduction
- Apparel as a Key Sector
- The Importance of the MFA/ATC
- Choosing the Focus Countries
- The Link between Apparel and Poverty (Motivating the Choice of Variables)
- Structure of the Book
- Notes
- References
- ch. 2 Theoretical Foundation and Empirical Approach
- Modeling Global Apparel Production Decisions
- Empirical Strategy
- Data
- Notes
- References
- ch. 3 Developments in the Global Apparel Industry after the MFA Phaseout
- Introduction
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Regulatory Context
- Implications of the MFA Phaseout
- Overview of Case Study Countries
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- ch. 4 Success and Upgrading after the End of the MFA
- Introduction
- Industry Evolution, Policies, and Post-MFA Development
- Empirical Results
- Final Remarks
- Annex
- Notes
- References and Other Sources
- Additional Readings.
- Ch. 5 The Challenge to Major Exporters after the MFA Phaseout
- Introduction
- Industry Evolution and Export Performance following the MFA Phaseout
- Employment and Intersector Reallocation
- Intrasector Reallocation
- Unit Values and Wages
- Working Conditions
- Conclusion
- Annex
- Notes
- References
- ch. 6 The Rise of Small Asian Economies in the Apparel Industry
- Introduction
- Apparel Sector Structure in Cambodia and Sri Lanka
- Employment
- Within-Industry Changes
- Wages
- Working Conditions
- Conclusions
- Annex
- Notes
- References
- ch. 7 Conclusions
- Apparel and Poverty
- Changes following the End of the MFA: Overview of Country-Level Results
- Main Findings and Policy Implications
- Directions for Future Work
- Annex
- Note
- References
- pt. 2 Summaries of the Country Case Studies on Apparel Industry Development, Structure, and Policies
- ch. 8 Bangladesh
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry.
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 9 Cambodia
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 10 Honduras
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Overview of DR-CAFTA Countries
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 11 India
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 12 Mexico
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 13 Morocco
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Overview of MENA-4 Countries.
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 14 Pakistan
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 15 Sri Lanka
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes
- References
- ch. 16 Vietnam
- Overview
- Development of the Apparel Industry
- Structure of the Apparel Industry
- Trade Regulations and Proactive Policies
- Notes.