Beyond the Multi-Fibre Agreement: How are Workers in East Asia Faring?

Rajah Rasiah

Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), 2012, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: This article provides critical coordinates for considering implications of the termination of the Multi-Fibre Agreement for employment, wages and working conditions in selected East Asian countries. It starts by discussing first the main arguments on greater liberalisation initiatives for developing economies before analysing the evolution of the clothing value chain. The article eventually provides some justification for insertion of the selected countries to anchor the issue’s subsequent articles.

Keywords: clothing; comparative advantage; East Asia; labour; value chain; work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J24 J31 L67 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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