Industrial development in buyer-driven networks: The garment industry in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545-564

  Knutsen, Hege M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Buyer driven networks; Sri Lanka; Textile and garment industry; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GARMENT INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MANUFACTURING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 8644281112     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh032     Document Type: Article

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