Textiles

Brian McDonald

Chapter 15 in The World Trading System, 1998, pp 135-144 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The textile sector in most countries is a major employer. In the United States alone it employs about two million people, in the EU it employs 1.33 million and in Japan it employs 1.44 million. The sector is highly competitive and works on relatively low margins. It is probably more vulnerable to fads and fashions than any other sector. It is also sensitive because employment tends to be concentrated in certain regions.

Keywords: Textile Sector; Uruguay Round; Trade Surplus; Tariff Reduction; Import Penetration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230379701_15

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