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Free trade and uneven development [[electronic resource] ] : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair
| Free trade and uneven development [[electronic resource] ] : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382/.45687/097 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GereffiGary
SpenerDavid <1961-> BairJennifer <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Clothing trade - North America
Clothing trade - Government policy - North America Textile industry - North America Textile industry - Government policy - North America Free trade - North America |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786612047176
1-282-04717-5 1-4399-0114-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I: Analytical Overview; 1. Introduction: The Apparel Industry and North American Economic Integration; 2. NAFTA and the Apparel Commodity Chain: Corporate Strategies, Interfirm Networks, and Industrial Upgrading; Part II: The Changing Face of the Apparel Industry in the United States; 3. Subcontracting Networks int he New York City Garment Industry: Changing Characteristics in a Global Era; 4. The Impact of North American Economic Integration on the Los Angeles Apparel Industry
5. The New Sweatshops in the United States: How New, How Real, How Many, and Why? 6. Labor's Response to Global Production; Part III: The U.S.-Mexico Border Region; 7. The Unraveling Seam: NAFTA and the Decline of the Apparel Industry in El Paso, Texas; 8. TexMex: Linkages in a a Binational Garment District: The Garment Industries in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; 9. Commodity Chains and Industrial Organization in the Apparel Industry in Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez; Part IV: Interior Mexico; 10. Torreon: The New Blue Jeans Capital of the World 11. Learning and the Limits of Foreign Partners as Teachers 12. Knitting the Networks Between Mexican Producers and the U.S. Market; 13. Fragmented Markets, Elaborate Chains: The Retail Distribution of Imported Clothing in Mexico; Part V: Central America and the Caribbean; 14. When Does Apparel Become a Peril? On the Nature of Industrialization in the Caribbean Basin; 15. Can the Dominican Republic's Export-Processing Zones Survive NAFTA?; Part VI: Conclusion; 16. NAFTA and Uneven Development in the North American Apparel Industry; About the Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453987403321 |
| Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Free trade and uneven development [[electronic resource] ] : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair
| Free trade and uneven development [[electronic resource] ] : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382/.45687/097 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GereffiGary
SpenerDavid <1961-> BairJennifer <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Clothing trade - North America
Clothing trade - Government policy - North America Textile industry - North America Textile industry - Government policy - North America Free trade - North America |
| ISBN |
9786612047176
1-282-04717-5 1-4399-0114-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I: Analytical Overview; 1. Introduction: The Apparel Industry and North American Economic Integration; 2. NAFTA and the Apparel Commodity Chain: Corporate Strategies, Interfirm Networks, and Industrial Upgrading; Part II: The Changing Face of the Apparel Industry in the United States; 3. Subcontracting Networks int he New York City Garment Industry: Changing Characteristics in a Global Era; 4. The Impact of North American Economic Integration on the Los Angeles Apparel Industry
5. The New Sweatshops in the United States: How New, How Real, How Many, and Why? 6. Labor's Response to Global Production; Part III: The U.S.-Mexico Border Region; 7. The Unraveling Seam: NAFTA and the Decline of the Apparel Industry in El Paso, Texas; 8. TexMex: Linkages in a a Binational Garment District: The Garment Industries in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; 9. Commodity Chains and Industrial Organization in the Apparel Industry in Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez; Part IV: Interior Mexico; 10. Torreon: The New Blue Jeans Capital of the World 11. Learning and the Limits of Foreign Partners as Teachers 12. Knitting the Networks Between Mexican Producers and the U.S. Market; 13. Fragmented Markets, Elaborate Chains: The Retail Distribution of Imported Clothing in Mexico; Part V: Central America and the Caribbean; 14. When Does Apparel Become a Peril? On the Nature of Industrialization in the Caribbean Basin; 15. Can the Dominican Republic's Export-Processing Zones Survive NAFTA?; Part VI: Conclusion; 16. NAFTA and Uneven Development in the North American Apparel Industry; About the Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782975603321 |
| Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Free trade and uneven development : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair
| Free trade and uneven development : the North American apparel industry after NAFTA / / edited by Gary Gereffi, David Spener, and Jennifer Bair |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382/.45687/097 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GereffiGary
SpenerDavid <1961-> BairJennifer <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Clothing trade - North America
Clothing trade - Government policy - North America Textile industry - North America Textile industry - Government policy - North America Free trade - North America |
| ISBN |
9786612047176
1-282-04717-5 1-4399-0114-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Part I: Analytical Overview; 1. Introduction: The Apparel Industry and North American Economic Integration; 2. NAFTA and the Apparel Commodity Chain: Corporate Strategies, Interfirm Networks, and Industrial Upgrading; Part II: The Changing Face of the Apparel Industry in the United States; 3. Subcontracting Networks int he New York City Garment Industry: Changing Characteristics in a Global Era; 4. The Impact of North American Economic Integration on the Los Angeles Apparel Industry
5. The New Sweatshops in the United States: How New, How Real, How Many, and Why? 6. Labor's Response to Global Production; Part III: The U.S.-Mexico Border Region; 7. The Unraveling Seam: NAFTA and the Decline of the Apparel Industry in El Paso, Texas; 8. TexMex: Linkages in a a Binational Garment District: The Garment Industries in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; 9. Commodity Chains and Industrial Organization in the Apparel Industry in Monterrey and Ciudad Juarez; Part IV: Interior Mexico; 10. Torreon: The New Blue Jeans Capital of the World 11. Learning and the Limits of Foreign Partners as Teachers 12. Knitting the Networks Between Mexican Producers and the U.S. Market; 13. Fragmented Markets, Elaborate Chains: The Retail Distribution of Imported Clothing in Mexico; Part V: Central America and the Caribbean; 14. When Does Apparel Become a Peril? On the Nature of Industrialization in the Caribbean Basin; 15. Can the Dominican Republic's Export-Processing Zones Survive NAFTA?; Part VI: Conclusion; 16. NAFTA and Uneven Development in the North American Apparel Industry; About the Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964736203321 |
| Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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