Will Sub-Saharan Africa Compete With Major Textile and Apparel Importers?

Jan M. Hathcote (), Kathleen Rees and Katherine Annette Burnsed
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Jan M. Hathcote: The University of Georgia, College of Family & Consumer Sciences
Kathleen Rees: Texas A&M University, Kingsville, College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Katherine Annette Burnsed: University of North Carolina, Greensboro, College of Human Environ- mental Sciences

Journal of African Development, 2006, vol. 8, issue 1, 87-113

Abstract: Implications of the Trade and Development Act of 2000, which includes the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), for U.S. textile and apparel industries were investigated. This study applied the sub-Saharan's top five U.S. textile and apparel import countries' economic, political, cultural and demographic factors to textile and apparel competitor categories and competi- tive forces based on Austin's (1990) Environmental Analysis Framework (EAF). Findings indicated that the sub-Saharan African region will not pose a significant threat to the U.S. textile and apparel producers and importers after parity due to the small percentage (1.98%) of imports. Further findings revealed the advantages and opportunities provided by AGOA for the sub- Saharan region

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; Textile Import; Apparel Import; African Growth and Opportunity Act; AGOA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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