Not totally naked: Textiles and Clothing trade in a quota-free environment

Journal of World Trade

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-426

  Mayer, Jörg ^a  

^a UNCTAD

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33644631464     PISSN: 10116702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/trad2005030     Document Type: Article

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