Garment manufacturing in Cambodia and Laos

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-161

  Rasiah, Rajah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Export manufacturing; Garments; Laos

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; FIRM SIZE; GARMENT INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70449396817     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860902785989     Document Type: Article

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