Domestic capabilities and global production networks in the clothing industry: A comparison of German and UK firms' strategies

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-67

  Lane, Christel ^a   Probert, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Clothing industry; Global production networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 31044448051     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/SER/mwj030     Document Type: Article

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