03394oam 22007335 450 991079165490332120200520144314.01-282-96656-197866129665690-8213-8642-510.1596/978-0-8213-8636-1(CKB)2560000000054493(EBL)660564(OCoLC)704432579(SSID)ssj0000471084(PQKBManifestationID)11286321(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471084(PQKBWorkID)10417326(PQKB)11711415(MiAaPQ)EBC660564(Au-PeEL)EBL660564(CaPaEBR)ebr10440503(CaONFJC)MIL296656(The World Bank)ocn670483281(US-djbf)16506455(EXLCZ)99256000000005449320101018d2011 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaking the cut? : low-income countries and the global clothing value chain in a post-quota and post-crisis world /Cornelia StaritzWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.xvi, 177 pages illustrations ;26 cmWorld Bank studyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8636-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177).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?References Back CoverThe 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 may condition the role the sector can play in promoting export diversification and industrial development in LICs todaWorld Bank e-Library.Clothing tradeDeveloping countriesCase studiesExportsDeveloping countriesCase studiesGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Clothing tradeExportsGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.338.8/87870091724Staritz Cornelia1513555DLCDLCYDXBTCTAYDXCPORXCDXBWXDLCBOOK9910791654903321Making the cut?3748121UNINA