Coping with the changing rules of the game in the global textiles and apparel industries: Evidence from Turkey and Morocco

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-229

  Tokatli, Nebahat ^a   Kizilgün, Ömür ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apparel; Bilateral trade agreements; Global clothing industry; Quotas; Turkey Morocco; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; CLOTHING INDUSTRY; COPING STRATEGY; FREE TRADE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; MANUFACTURING;

MOROCCO; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649155802     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbp033     Document Type: Article

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