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The garment industry in low-income countries : = an entry point of industrialization /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The garment industry in low-income countries :/ edited by Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata.
Reminder of title:	an entry point of industrialization /
other author:	Fukunishi, Takahiro,
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 316 pages) :illustrations :
Subject:	Clothing trade - Developing countries. -
Subject:	Developing countries. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137383181
ISBN:	1137383186 (electronic bk.)

The garment industry in low-income countries : = an entry point of industrialization /
The garment industry in low-income countries :an entry point of industrialization /edited by Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata. - 1 online resource (xv, 316 pages) :illustrations - IDE-JETRC series. - IDE-JETRO series..

1. Introduction: Dynamism of Garment Industry in Low-income Countries; Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata -- 2. Cambodia: Growth with Better Working Conditions; Yoko Asuyama and Seiha Neou -- 3. Bangladesh: Market Force Supersedes Control; Tatsufumi Yamagata -- 4. Vietnam: Upgrading from the Export to the Domestic Market; Kenta Goto -- 5. Pakistan: Challenges for Women's Labor Force Participation; Momoe Makino -- 6. Myanmar: Promised Growth with Restored Market Access? -- 7. Madagascar: Unyielding Growth amid the Political Turmoil; Takahiro Fukunishi and Herinjatovo Aime Ramiarison -- 8. Kenya: Stagnation in the Liberalized Markets; Takahiro Fukunishi -- 9. Cross-Country Comparison of Firm Performance: Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Madagascar; Takahiro Fukunishi.

The diversification of economic structure is a central issue in economic development particularly for low-income countries. In the past many countries began industrialization with labor-intensive industries, typically the textile and garment industry. This study examines increasing concerns over the sustainability of growth and the degradation in working conditions throughout the ongoing globalization and trade liberalization. It explores the means through which the garment industry contributes to industrialization, poverty reduction, empowerment of undereducated workers, in particular female laborers, and shared growth in contemporary low-income countries. Through seven in-depth studies of countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Madagascar, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam and a cross-country study - it demonstrates dynamism in the industry which successfully leads to growth under the trade liberalization. "The Garment Industry in Low-Income Countries" provides evidence against the argument that the garment industry is a static and non-innovative activity, and even a 'dead-end sector of industrialization.' It demonstrates heterogeneity within and across countries in terms of growth performance, productivity, and product upgrading. It also explores conditions of the labor market with respect to wages and female labor participation, access to the export markets and business environment across different countries. By incorporating the diverse experiences in seven countries, this text provides a broader range of implications of the development of the garment industry on industrial dynamism in low-income countries.

ISBN: 1137383186 (electronic bk.)

Source: 714062Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.com

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016727984UkSubjects--Topical Terms:

1008100
Clothing trade
--Developing countries.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

555229
Developing countries.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD9940.D462

Dewey Class. No.: 338.4/7687

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