Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy

Name: Textiles and Apparel in the Global Economy
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ISBN: 9780136472803

ISBN-10: 013647280X

ISBN-13: 9780136472803

Edition: 3rd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Kitty G. Dickerson

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With its unique global perspective on the production and marketing of textiles and apparel, this book is an important addition to undergraduate and graduate-level apparel, fashion, economics, political science, and marketing courses that deal with globalization. Due to the author's firsthand experience with international trade organization officers and global connections to the industry, this text has become one of the most widely-adopted sources for current and authoritative information for international textile and apparel economics. As the softgoods industry (textiles, apparel, and retailing) approaches the millennium, globalization is dramatically changing the way business is conducted;…

Book details

List price: $107.80
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/11/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 606
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English




Introduction



Textiles and Apparel as a Global Sector



An Overview: History, The Global Setting, Theory



Historical Perspective



The Setting-An Overview



Theoretical Perspectives



An Overview Of The Global Textile And Apparel Industries



Global Patterns of Development



Global Patterns of Textile and Apparel Activities



The Textile Complex in Select Regions of the World



The U.S. Textile Complex In The Global Economy



An Overview of the U.S. Textile Complex



The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industries and Trade



ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½managing Textile And Apparel Trade In The Global Economy



Textile and Apparel Trade Policies



Structures for Facilitating and Managing Textile and Apparel Trade



Balancing Conflicting Interests In Textile And Apparel Trade



The Interests of Industry and Labor in Textile and Apparel Trade



The Interests of Retailers and Importers in Textile and Apparel Trade



The Interests of Consumers in Textile and Apparel Trade



Policymakers and Textile/Apparel Trade



Conclusion



Conclusions: A Problem with No Answers


Appendix: Participants in the Multifiber Arrangement


Bibliography