Competitive adjustment and advancement in global commodity chains: I. Firm strategies and trajectories in the East Asian apparel industry

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-188

  Van Grunsven, L ^a   Smakman, F ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apparel industry; East Asia; Environment; Firm strategies; Global commodity chains; Global production networks; Industry trajectories

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC STRATEGY; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EID: 0034939852     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00101     Document Type: Article

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