The embeddedness of global production networks: The impact of crisis in Fiji's garment export sector

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1249-1267

  Weller, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; EXPORT; GARMENT INDUSTRY; GEOPOLITICS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33746455673     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a37192     Document Type: Article

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