Post-multifibre arrangement analysis of the textile and garment sectors in Kenya

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-88

  McCormick, Dorothy ^a   Kamau, Paul ^a   Ligulu, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; MARKET; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33644587861     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2006.tb00250.x     Document Type: Article

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