Outward processing, EU enlargement and regional relocation in the European textiles and clothing industry: Reflections on the European commission's communication on 'the future of the textiles and clothing sectors in the enlarged European Union'

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-91

  Smith, Adrian ^a   Pickles, John ^b   Begg, Robert ^c   Roukova, Poli ^d   Buček, Milan ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^e Economics University   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Clothing industry; East Central Europe; EU enlargement; Outward processing

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; RELOCATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 12144268029     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776405046266     Document Type: Article

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