The enhanced integration of production across geopolitical boundaries since the 1970s
highlights the restructuring endemic to many industries in high-wage economies of the West …

In today's manufacturing system, production is dispersed across the globe. Particularly
noteworthy is the rapid expansion of industrial exports from Third World countries, especially …

The 1970s and 1980s were turbulent times for the textile and clothing industries. Shifts in
demand, the emergence of new actors and the diffusion of new technology contributed in a …

The article uses the global commodity chains framework to explain the transformations in
production, trade and corporate strategies that altered the global apparel industry over the …

The editor's introduction to a special issue on the post-MFA apparel industry, this paper
reviews the extant literature on the industry, especially with regard to upgrading and …

Asian trans-national garment manufacturers are transforming the structure of global value
chains in the apparel industry. Recent studies show such first tier suppliers undertaking a …

Over the past several decades, the world economy has undergone a fundamental shift
toward an integrated and coordinated global division of labour in production and trade. In …

In today's global manufacturing system, production is increasingly dispersed across borders.
Particularly noteworthy is the rapid expansion of industrial exports from third world countries …

In this article we examine the developmental consequences of globalization at multiple
scales, using a commodity chains framework to investigate the case of the North American …

This chapter analyses how the structure of the New York garment industry has evolved
under the impact of globalization by focusing on its main industrial segment, the highly …