An unravelling development strategy? Garment assembly in the Caribbean Basin after the multifibre arrangement

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264-281

  Heron, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean Basin Initiative; Development; Export processing zones; Garment assembly; Multifibre arrangement; Textiles and clothing

Indexed keywords

TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33644915039     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: 14709856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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