China's dominance of global clothing and textiles: Is preferential trade access an answer for sub-Saharan Africa?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Morris, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TRADE;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33644586718     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2006.tb00251.x     Document Type: Article

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