The garment industry in low-income countries : an entry point of industrialization
Title By: Fukunishi, Takahiro [Edited by] | Yamagata, Tatsufumi [Edited by]
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BookSeries: Publisher: Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, c2014.Description: xv, 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781137383174Subject(s): Clothing trade -- Developing countries | Industrialization -- Developing countries | Economic development -- Developing countries | Industrialization | Developing countries | Garment IndustryDDC classification: 338.4/7687091724 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 338.47687091724 GA RM (Browse shelf) | Available | T0028548 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
This book 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.