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Author : Peter Gibbon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book South Africa and the Global Commodity Chain for Clothing written by Peter Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : marianne Larsen (Nylandsted)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788790681807
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Re-regulating a Failed Market : South Africa and the Global Commodity Chain Far Clothing written by marianne Larsen (Nylandsted) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Gibbon
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781592133697
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Trading Down written by Peter Gibbon and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the changing role of Africa in the global economy.
Author : Peter Gibbon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (594 download)
Download or read book South Africsa and the Global Commodity Chain for Clothing written by Peter Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edna Bonacich
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439901106
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Global Production written by Edna Bonacich and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1994-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pacific Rim scholars look at globalization's impact on international economics.
Author : Eike W. Schamp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351153900
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Linking Industries Across the World written by Eike W. Schamp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2005. This book examines how regional industries use different networks on various geographical scales in order to withstand increasing competition in a globalising world. It argues that new forms of global governance of networked industries are emerging, in particular in those areas that have only recently been incorporated into the global economy such as Eastern Europe, Asia and Southern Africa. The book addresses a number of issues, including the different forms of institutional arrangements that contribute to the formation of heterogeneous global industrial networks. It also raises the issue of national institutions that still matter in network formation. The focus of the book is on how to improve regional and sectoral competitiveness in a global context and it suggests this is best achieved by a close analysis of global linkages, an evolutionary perspective on processes taking place, and a more differentiated view on globalisation.
Author : Ed Rhodes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405153083
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Supply Chains and Total Product Systems written by Ed Rhodes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging reader locates supply chain management, leanproduction and related practice within the holistic concept oftotal product systems. Demonstrates the strategic relevance of managing supply chainsand supply networks to organizational performance and to a range ofbusiness functions, including finance, design, production,environmental management, information systems, and marketing. Considers sustainable supply chain management across theservice, manufacturing and process sectors. Reflects the radical changes in organizational beliefs,practices and processes that are necessary for a shift to supplychain management in contemporary, global, competitiveconditions. Considers particular issues and challenges for micro, small,and medium-sized enterprises. Contains readings that are interdisciplinary and internationalin focus.
Author : Anand Chand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781621006930
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Global Supply Chains in the South Pacific Region written by Anand Chand and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main theme of this book is to examine the globalisation of the South Pacific region and Fiji and more particularly the globalisation of Fiji by examining the supply chain of garment industry. This book will not only attempt to explain how Fiji and the South Pacific region are integrated into the global economy, but also how they are influenced by sub-regional, regional and global forces. This book will demonstrate the analytical tools of 'the State', 'the firm', and 'the global forces' to the centre stage of discussion and analysis. This focus allows the unravelling of the key element in the global commodity supply chain analysis advanced in this book.
Author : Cornelia Staritz
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821386425
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Making the Cut? written by Cornelia Staritz and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The clothing sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial development for low-income countries (LICs) due to its low fix costs, relatively simple technology, and labor-intensive nature. It has served to absorb large numbers of unskilled, and mostly female, workers and build capital and know-how for more technologically advanced activities within and across sectors. But the environment for global clothing trade has changed significantly which may condition the role the sector can play in promoting export diversification and industrial development in LICs today. Main drivers have been the rise of global buyers and their global sourcing strategies, the phase out of quotas in the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA), and, more recently, the global economic crisis. In the context of these changes, this study analyzes how the clothing sector can still provide a gateway to export diversification and industrial development for LICs today. The key objectives of this study are to assess main developments in the global clothing sector associated with the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) phase out, global buyers and their sourcing strategies, and the global economic crisis; analyze challenges that LICs are facing in the post-quota and post-crisis world in entering and upgrading within global clothing value chains; and identify policy recommendations to increase the competitiveness of LIC clothing exporters as well as to further their integration into and improve their positions within global clothing value chains. For the study interviews with buyers in the US, the EU and South Africa as well as case studies in Sub-Saharan African LICs (Kenya, Lesotho and Swaziland), Cambodia and Bangladesh were conducted. The study finds that global consolidation in the clothing sector has increased entry barriers at the country and firm level. This has created new challenges to LIC suppliers as low labor costs and preferential market access are not enough to be competitive in the clothing sector today. Suppliers with broad capabilities have been able to develop strategic relationships with global buyers. Marginal or new suppliers are entering the global value chains through intermediaries, but face limited upgrading opportunities. FDI plays an important role in integrated LICs into global clothing value chains, yet it needs to be used in a way that promotes and upgrades local clothing industries. Overall, the clothing sector still provides opportunities for export diversification and industrial development. However, this requires pro-active policies to increase the competitiveness and local embeddedness of LIC clothing exporters.
Author : Marlon Lezama
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN 13 : 9780850928099
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Sourcing Practices in the Apparel Industry written by Marlon Lezama and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sourcing practices in the global apparel industry are changing because of the removal of quotas, new trade agreements, and a drive by apparel importers to lower costs. This study addresses the implications of these changes for garment manufacturers in Commonwealth developing countries. The principal research activities behind the book consisted of face-to-face interviews in North America with top sourcing executives of apparel importing companies and senior executives of apparel manufacturing companies and other stakeholders in six Commonwealth developing countries. The findings indicate that almost without exception apparel manufacturers are struggling to lower costs and to increase productivity so as to remain competitive. Government and industry are thus faced with critical decisions on how best to support the apparel industry in their respective countries. The principal outputs of the study are enterprise level guidelines to remain competitive in the face of evolving sourcing policies, technology, and practices, complemented by related frameworks at government and institutional levels.
Author : Stefano Ponte
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788113772
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Handbook on Global Value Chains written by Stefano Ponte and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global value chains (GVCs) are a key feature of the global economy in the 21st century. They show how international investment and trade create cross-border production networks that link countries, firms and workers around the globe. This Handbook describes how GVCs arise and vary across industries and countries, and how they have evolved over time in response to economic and political forces. With chapters written by leading interdisciplinary scholars, the Handbook unpacks the key concepts of GVC governance and upgrading, and explores policy implications for advanced and developing economies alike. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial}
Author : Anthony Black
Publisher : Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1775820076
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)
Download or read book Towards Employment-Intensive Growth in South Africa written by Anthony Black and published by Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa’s high rate of unemployment (26.4%) makes it a complete outlier compared with other middle-income countries. Indeed, the unemployment rate rises to 36% if discouraged workers are taken into account. It underpins extreme poverty and inequality and is a major contributor to social dislocation. If it were not for increased social payments, poverty would have continued to increase since the advent of democracy in 1994. Unemployment also represents a huge cost to growth. This book focuses on the growth path of the economy. The starting point is that while more rapid economic expansion is an important objective, at any given level of growth, the economy as a whole needs to become more labour-absorbing. The central question posed is how to bring about changes in the economic structure and pattern of development, which would lead to the attainment of this objective. The authors argue that employment needs to be much more centrally positioned within the economic and social policy arena. They emphasise innovative approaches within a broader focus on the growth path, and employment-intensive growth. And they posit that the negative impact of previous ‘distortions’ requires much more than a levelling of the playing field via market-based reforms. Apart from presenting an alternative growth path which could start to shift the economy in new directions, the book tackles themes which have received only limited attention, such as wage subsidies, youth unemployment and employment growth in rural areas.
Author : Michael Londrigan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501317806
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Fashion Supply Chain Management written by Michael Londrigan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the elements of the global supply chain so that you can run a fashion business. This book takes you through the entire fashion supply chain from raw materials to the consumer, and covers organizational logistics, sourcing and production, inventory, information systems, and the retailer. It focuses on the apparel and textile industry, and discusses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and retailing on a global scale. You will gain an understanding of how the fashion industry supply chain relates to various roles in a fashion company--from designer to merchandiser--so that you can create value for the consumer. -Industry Interviews provide real-world insight and application from professionals who have contributed to the industry -Case Studies give you the opportunity to apply the takeaways from each chapter while also learning about a company's supply chain or retail strategy -Notes from the Field sidebars present first-hand accounts of the challenges and opportunities covered in the book, draw form the authors' experience in the fashion industry
Author : Sagren Moodley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book E-business and the Changing Terms of Competition and Trade in the South African Apparel Industry written by Sagren Moodley and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lois Labrianidis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429627149
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book The Moving Frontier written by Lois Labrianidis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1992 and based on two theoretical approaches: the Global Commodity Chain and the Global Production Network, this book investigates the multitude of processes, as well as diverse consequences of global integration upon industries, regions, enterprises and employees. In doing so, it draws from the experience of Western and Eastern and South-eastern Europe. These European cases are complemented with evidence from Kenya, Thailand as well as US, China, India and Mexico. The book explores multiple causes of decentralization, arguing beyond the pursuit of cheap and adaptable labour. It goes on to argue that the effects of delocalization within Europe, unlike those in the rest of the developed world, are less negative than usually portrayed. It concludes by putting forward recommendations for best future practice of successful adjustment strategies and examines how these might be adopted elsewhere in the world.
Author : Gary Gereffi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108675816
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Global Value Chains and Development written by Gary Gereffi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has transformed how nations, firms and workers compete in the international economy over the past half century. This book by Gary Gereffi, one of the founders of the global value chains (GVC) framework, traces the emergence of arguably the most influential approach used to analyze globalization and its impacts. It studies the conceptual foundations of GVC analysis, the twin pillars of 'governance' and 'upgrading', along with detailed case studies of China, Mexico and other emerging economies as main beneficiaries of export-oriented industrialization, and addresses potential solutions to the deleterious impact of globalization on workers and communities.
Author : Elena Karpova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501338676
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Going Global: the Textile and Apparel Industry written by Elena Karpova and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part one. Embarking on a global adventure -- Introduction to globalization -- Consumers, consumption, and well-being -- Textile and apparel supply matrix -- Sustainability in textile and apparel industries -- Part two. The global supply chain -- Textile and apparel trade: barriers, regulations, and politics -- Illegal and unethical trade activity -- Selecting locations for global sourcing -- Selecting vendors for global sourcing -- Part three. Trading partners -- Europe and the European Union -- The Americas and the Caribbean Basin -- Asia and Oceania -- The Middle East and Africa.
