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 …

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 …

The ongoing restructuring of the global textile and apparel industry brings renewed attention
to processes of industrial upgrading as mechanisms of adjustment to volatile market …

The apparel sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial
development for low-income countries (LICs). In the context of heightened competition and …

The clothing sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial
development for low-income countries (LICs) due to its low fix costs, relatively simple …

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 …

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 contemporary US textile and apparel industry has faced significant challenges as the
volume of imported goods entering the domestic market has continually increased. In …

This paper assesses the export-oriented clothing industry in the five main sub-Saharan
African (SSA) clothing exporter countries (Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya, Lesotho and …

Apparel is one of the oldest and largest export industries, as well as the most globally
prevalent: most countries make some type of product for the international textile and apparel …