Upgrading to full-package apparel manufacturing for small businesses in Mexico

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-162

  Lewis, Tasha L ^a   Dickson, Marsha A ^b  

^a International Manufacturing Unit   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Export; Free trade; Mexico; Small firms

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPORTS; MANUFACTURING; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE AGREEMENT;

EID: 0038539237     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020310475447     Document Type: Article

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