Browsing by Author "Bair, J"
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Bahrain’s Position in the Global Apparel Value Chain: How the U.S.-Bahrain FTA and PTLs Shape Future Development Options
(2016-01-11)This report analyzes the situation of Bahrain’s industry and its prospects in light of the looming TPL expiration. The Bahraini industry oriented to the U.S. market contains two distinct segments: textile manufacturers, ... -
Introduction: The apparel industry and North American economic integration
(2009-12-01)The economic and social consequences of international trade agreements have become a major area of inquiry in development studies in recent years. As evidenced by the energetic protests surrounding the Seattle meeting of ... -
NAFTA and the apparel commodity chain: Corporate strategies, interfirm networks, and industrial upgrading
(Free Trade & Uneven Development: North American Apparel Industry After Nafta, 2009-12-01)The apparel industry is one of the oldest and largest export industries in the world, with global trade and production networks that connect firms and workers in countries at all levels of economic development. This chapter ... -
NAFTA and uneven development in the North American apparel industry
(Free Trade & Uneven Development: North American Apparel Industry After Nafta, 2009-12-01)The various contributions to this book have documented how NAFTA-inspired firm strategies are changing the geography of apparel production in North America. The authors show in myriad ways how companies at different positions ... -
Regional trade agreements and export competitiveness: The uncertain path of Nicaragua's apparel exports under CAFTA
(Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2015-01-01)© 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved.The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has been a mixed blessing for economic ... -
Tor reón: The new blue jeans capital of the world
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Towards Better Work in Central America: Nicaragua and the CAFTA Context
(Towards Better Work: Understanding Labour in Apparel Global Value Chains, 2014-01-01)
