Globalization and the South African textiles industry: Impacts on firms and workers

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-139

  Roberts, Simon ^a   Thoburn, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; LABOR MARKET; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0942280375     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1067     Document Type: Article

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