The costs of compliance? Views of Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers in times of global economic crisis

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1031-1049

  Ruwanpura, Kanchana N ^a   Wrigley, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate codes; Economic crisis; Sri lanka

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; LABOR STANDARD; MANAGEMENT;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 80054699603     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbq036     Document Type: Article

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