LEADER 01431aam 2200397I 450 001 9910709513103321 005 20151026025821.0 024 8 $aGOVPUB-C13-25deb47df52fd123df78666920277761 035 $a(CKB)5470000002479874 035 $a(OCoLC)926742544 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002479874 100 $a20151026d1983 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aReport of the 68th National Conference on Weights and Measures 1983 /$fAlbert D. Tholen, Louis E. Barbrow, Ann P. Heffernan 210 1$aGaithersburg, MD :$cU.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,$d1983. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aNBS special publication ;$v663 300 $a1983. 300 $aContributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. 300 $aTitle from PDF title page. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 700 $aTholen$b Albert D$01392256 701 $aBarbrow$b Louis E$01389415 701 $aTurner$b Ann H$01389416 701 $aTholen$b Albert D$01392256 712 02$aUnited States.$bNational Bureau of Standards. 801 0$bNBS 801 1$bNBS 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910709513103321 996 $aReport of the 68th National Conference on Weights and Measures 1983$93502390 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03408nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910953173503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612966569 010 $a9781282966567 010 $a1282966561 010 $a9780821386422 010 $a0821386425 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8636-1 035 $a(CKB)2560000000054493 035 $a(EBL)660564 035 $a(OCoLC)704432579 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471084 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11286321 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471084 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10417326 035 $a(PQKB)11711415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC660564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL660564 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10440503 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL296656 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn670483281 035 $a(US-djbf)16506455 035 $a(Perlego)1483921 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000054493 100 $a20101018d2011 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMaking the cut? $elow-income countries and the global clothing value chain in a post-quota and post-crisis world /$fCornelia Staritz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2011 215 $axvi, 177 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aWorld Bank study 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821386361 311 08$a0821386360 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-177). 327 $aCover; 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? 327 $aReferences Back Cover 330 $aThe clothing sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial development for low-income countries (LICs) due to its low fix costs, relatively simple technology, and labor-intensive nature. It has served to absorb large numbers of unskilled, and mostly female, workers and build capital and know-how for more technologically advanced activities within and across sectors. But the environment for global clothing trade has changed significantly which may condition the role the sector can play in promoting export diversification and industrial development in LICs toda 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aClothing trade$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 606 $aExports$zDeveloping countries$vCase studies 606 $aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 615 0$aClothing trade 615 0$aExports 615 0$aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. 676 $a338.8/87870091724 700 $aStaritz$b Cornelia$01804145 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953173503321 996 $aMaking the cut$94361908 997 $aUNINA