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A New World Map in Textiles and Clothing

Adjusting to Change

Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Place of Publish: France, Paris

Year: 2004

Page Numbers: 234

Acc. No: 1792

Class No: 338 NEW

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Production

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 92-64-01853-0

The elimination of quantitative import restrictions under the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Textiles and Clothing ends a complex trade regime built up over decades. Countries can no longer protect their own industries by means of quantitative restrictions on imports of textile and clothing products. What does this mean for cotton growers in Burkina Faso or Turkey, fashion retailers in France or the United States, and shirt factories in Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic or China? Where will jobs be lost and new markets found? How can governments help their own textile and clothing industries adjust to this new trade regime? A New World Map in Textiles and Clothing identifies the most recent market developments throughout the entire supply chain, from natural fibres to retail distribution. It outlines the policy and regulatory challenges in the field of trade, labour adjustment, technology and innovation, and suggest a policy framework to help deal effectively with such changes as well as to capitalise on the trade opportunities that are being created through improved market access.