Regional trade and production blocs in a global industry: Towards a comparative framework for research

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2233-2252

  Bair, Jennifer ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; COMPETITIVENESS; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; REGIONAL TRADE; REGIONALIZATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845963582     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a38260     Document Type: Article

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