Clothing's big bang: The impact of the end of the ATC on developing country clothing suppliers

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-134

  Curran, Louise ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

European legislation; European Union; Garment industry; International trade; Textiles; Trade barriers; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EXPORTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKET; TEXTILE-CLOTHING INDUSTRY; TRADE AGREEMENT;

EID: 33847373054     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020710734445     Document Type: Article

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