A New World Map In Textiles And Clothing Adjusting To Change

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264018557
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New World Map in Textiles and Clothing Adjusting to Change written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of the elimination of import restrictions under the WTO at the end of 2004, this book identifies the most recent market developments throughout the entire supply chain and outlines the policy and regulatory challenges that are arising.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264007849
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Annual Report 2005 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2005-04-11 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive report on OECD activities in 2004-2005.

Author : Caf Dowlah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131744793X
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Trade, Competitive Advantage and Developing Economies written by Caf Dowlah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available research suggests that less developed countries have significant competitive advantage over developed countries in three major areas of international trade: agriculture, textiles and clothing (T&C), and cross-border labor mobility. Incidentally, these are also the trade sectors which experienced widespread protectionist measures, especially in developed world, for decade after decade. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO), which replaced the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT) in 1995, much of the restrictions in T&C trade has been phased out, but still this sector faces much higher tariff and non-tariff barriers than any other manufacturing sector in world economy. The agricultural sector also experienced significant dismantling of deeply entrenched trade barriers under the WTO over the course of last two decades, but the sector still remains plagued with quite extensive domestic supports, export subsidies, and tariff barriers. At the same time, despite both theoretical expositions and empirical trends point to significant potential gains from cross-border labor mobility, the sector remains mired in a complex quagmire of economic and political restrictions around the world. Thus, all three sectors in which less developed countries have exports interests still remain less liberalized than the sectors in which developed countries have exports interests. This book provides an in-depth and up-to-date scholarly analysis of all three trade sectors—agriculture, T&C and cross-border labor mobility—with a penetrating scrutiny of historical backgrounds and developments, crosscurrents of interests and perspectives of both developed and developing countries, and evolving trade patterns and potentials in a more liberalized and globalized world economy. The book also identifies critical economic issues and options for less developed countries in the WTO negotiations for further liberalization of agriculture, T&C, and cross-border labor mobility. This volume will be an important point of reference for students, scholars, and practitioners of international trade, economic development, development economics, and WTO-related issues.

Author : Emma Mawdsley
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
ISBN 13 : 1906387656
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book India in Africa: Changing Geographies of Power written by Emma Mawdsley and published by Fahamu/Pambazuka. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of the first analyses of contemporary IndianAfrican relations, this detailed book draws upon a collection of case studies that explore interrelated topics such as trade, investment, development aid, civil society relations, security, and geopolitics. While China's relationship to Africa has been thoroughly examined, knowledge and analysis of India's role in Africa has until now been limited. This book fills the gap and compares and contrasts India to China s role as a rising global power in the African continent. "

Author : Tony Heron
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136293264
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Global Political Economy of Trade Protectionism and Liberalization written by Tony Heron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the widely-accepted premise that free trade is the best means of maximising overall societal welfare, why has it proven so difficult to achieve in certain industries? This book tackles arguably the most perennial and deep-rooted of all questions in political economy, and questions the incumbent orthodox liberal theories of collective action. Using a historical institutionalist framework to explore and explain the political economy of trade protectionism and liberalization, this book is based on detailed case studies of the textiles and clothing sector in the EU, United States, China, Caribbean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa. From this, the book expands to discuss the origins of trade protectionism and examine the wider political effects of liberalization, offering an explanation of why a successful conclusion to the WTO ‘Doha’ round has proven to be so elusive. The book argues that the regulation of global trade - and the economic consequences that this has for both developed and developing countries - has been the result of the particular way in which trade preferences are mediated through political institutions. The Global Political Economy of Trade Protectionism and Liberalization will be of interest to those studying and researching international and comparative political economy, developing area studies, economics, law and geography.

Author : Marlena Jankowska
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003833462
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property Rights, Copynorm and the Fashion Industry written by Marlena Jankowska and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of the fashion industry, providing insight into the business and, in particular, its interrelations with copyright law. The book explores how the greatest haute couture fashion designers also had a sense for business and that their attention to copyright was one of the weapons in protecting their market position. The work also confronts the peculiarities of the fashion industry as a means of demonstrating the importance of intellectual property protection while pointing out the many challenges involved. A central aim is to provide a copyrightability test for fashion goods based on detailed analysis of the legal regulations in the USA and EU countries, specifically Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. The book will be of interest to researchers and academics working in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Business Law, Fashion Law and Design.

Author : Lutz Walter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1848826087
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-driven, Knowledge-based, High-tech Industry written by Lutz Walter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent trends in the fashion market (including an impressive increase in the number of new collections, product assortments and variants, and the emerging mass-customization model) dictate the need for a new approach. "Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" discusses the ramifications of such an approach, which must lead to a drastic shortening of the whole cycle from conception to production and retail, as well as a shift from a labor-intensive to a technology- and knowledge-intensive clothing manufacturing industry. "Transforming Clothing Production into a Demand-Driven, Knowledge-Based, High-Tech Industry" is a collection of short papers from prominent researchers involved with the LEAPFROG (Leadership for European Apparel Production From Research along Original Guidelines) initiative. LEAPFROG proposes a revolutionary industrial paradigm based on research results in scientific-technological fields.

Author : Sanghoon Ahn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178254805X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Property for Economic Development written by Sanghoon Ahn and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) serves a dual role in economic development. While it promotes innovation by providing legal protection of inventions, it may retard catch-up and learning by restricting the diffusion of innovations. Doe

Author : Peter Dicken
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1609180119
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Shift, Sixth Edition written by Peter Dicken and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely adopted throughout the world, this definitive text comprehensively examines how the global economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken provides a balanced yet critical analysis of globalization processes and debates. The text synthesizes a wealth of data on production, distribution, consumption, and innovation, including detailed case studies of key global industries. Students learn how the global economic map is being shaped and reshaped by dynamic interactions among transnational corporations, states, consumers, labor, and civil society organizations. Useful features include nearly 250 quick-reference figures and tables. The companion website offers PowerPoint slides of the figures and tables, additional case studies and questions, annotated Web links, and more. New to This Edition Revised throughout to incorporate the latest ideas in the field; gives increased attention to global production networks as a major organizing principle. Addresses the current global financial crisis. Chapter on environmental impacts of global production networks. Case study chapter on the extractive industries. Fully updated empirical data; additional maps and charts.

Author : Lois Labrianidis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429627149
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Moving Frontier written by Lois Labrianidis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1992 and based on two theoretical approaches: the Global Commodity Chain and the Global Production Network, this book investigates the multitude of processes, as well as diverse consequences of global integration upon industries, regions, enterprises and employees. In doing so, it draws from the experience of Western and Eastern and South-eastern Europe. These European cases are complemented with evidence from Kenya, Thailand as well as US, China, India and Mexico. The book explores multiple causes of decentralization, arguing beyond the pursuit of cheap and adaptable labour. It goes on to argue that the effects of delocalization within Europe, unlike those in the rest of the developed world, are less negative than usually portrayed. It concludes by putting forward recommendations for best future practice of successful adjustment strategies and examines how these might be adopted elsewhere in the world.