Used-clothing donations and apparel production in Africa

Economic Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 532, 2008, Pages 1764-1784

  Frazer, Garth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MANUFACTURING;

AFRICA;

ARMERIA;

EID: 52749089050     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02190.x     Document Type: Article

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