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UNINA9910458652503321 |
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Autore |
Staritz Cornelia |
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Making the cut? [[electronic resource] ] : low-income countries and the global clothing value chain in a post-quota and post-crisis world / / Cornelia Staritz |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-96656-1 |
9786612966569 |
0-8213-8642-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (435 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Clothing trade - Developing countries |
Exports - Developing countries |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 and build capital and know-how for more technologically advanced activities within and across sectors. But the environment for global clothing trade has changed significantly which |
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