Australian fashion designers: The potential nexus with China

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 598-614

  Lindgren, Tim ^a   Sinclair, Marta ^b   Miller, Dale ^b  

^a Tim Lindgren Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Ethics; Fashion; Intellectual property

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957306180     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612021011081760     Document Type: Article

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