An outlook for Cambodia's garment industry in the post-safeguard policy era

Asian Survey

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-580

  Lee, Joosung J ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2008 economic crisis; Cambodia; Safeguard policy; Textile and garment industry

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GARMENT INDUSTRY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 79959371927     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: 1533838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2011.51.3.559     Document Type: Article

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