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dc.contributor.authorAlam, MS
dc.contributor.authorSelvanathan, EA
dc.contributor.authorSelvanathan, S
dc.contributor.authorHossain, M
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-06T01:43:56Z
dc.date.available2019-06-06T01:43:56Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1363-6669
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/rode.12556
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382381
dc.description.abstractThe apparel industry contributes significantly to the economic development of many developing countries. Between 1974 and 2004, the Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) heavily regulated this industry. Since the total abolition of the MFA in 2005, competition in apparel trade has increased many folds and some developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, have been successful while some others, such as Mexico and the Philippines, are struggling to meet this challenge. This study presents a historical evolution of the apparel industry before and after the introduction of MFA and analyzes the factors that enhance apparel export performance during the post‐MFA period. The analysis reveals that cheap labor, firm size, product quality, foreign ownership, availability of local input materials, new product development, preferential market access and working conditions are the major factors that help gaining competitiveness in apparel exports during the post‐MFA period. These observations provide new insights to the policy makers and business managers to formulate and implement appropriate policies in order to become competitive in apparel exports.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom454
dc.relation.ispartofpageto474
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalReview of Development Economics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEconomic theory
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEconomic theory not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBanking, finance and investment
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDevelopment studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3803
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode380399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3801
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4404
dc.subject.keywordsApparel industry
dc.subject.keywordsMultifiber Arrangement (MFA)
dc.subject.keywordsApparel export performance
dc.subject.keywordsCheap labor
dc.subject.keywordsFirm size
dc.subject.keywordsProduct quality
dc.subject.keywordsForeign ownership
dc.subject.keywordsNew product development
dc.subject.keywordsPolicies
dc.titleThe apparel industry in the post-Multifiber Arrangement environment: A review
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSelvanathan, Saroja
gro.griffith.authorSelvanathan, Selva A.


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