TNCs and the Removal of Textiles and Clothing Quotas

Description:

For developing countries, the textiles and clothing industries have traditionally been an important gateway to industrialization and increased exports. With the expiration of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, the quota system originally set up through the Multifibre Arrangement was phased out. This has important implications for the allocation of export-oriented production and is likely to affect in various ways a large number of developing countries that rely heavily on such exports. Drawing on a wide range of studies as well as on original research, this volume shows that transnational corporations are likely to play a critical role in determining the future global production structure in these industries.--Publisher's description.

subjects: Multinationales Unternehmen,  Textilindustrie,  International business enterprises,  Textile industry,  Clothing trade,  Internationale ondernemingen,  Textielindustrie,  Textielhandel,  Exportbeperkingen,  Entreprises multinationales,  Textiles et tissus,  Industrie et commerce,  Vêtements,  TEXTILES,  CLOTHING,  EXPORTS,  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,  TRADE LIBERALIZATION,  FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT,  TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS,  CLOTHING INDUSTRY,  TRADE REGULATION,  IMPORT QUOTAS,  TRADE STRUCTURE,  TRADE AGREEMENTS,  TARIFFS,  PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS,  TRADE IN MANUFACTURES,  INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION,  CASE STUDIES,  Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles (1973),  Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (1994)