Helping Rural Manufacturers Adjust to New Trade Rules: Developing State Strategies for the Rural Apparel Industry

John M. Redman and David W. Sears

No 334639, Rural Development Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: During the 1990's, apparel industry adjustment to foreign competition and technological change will likely accelerate as the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the recently concluded General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) significantly expand foreign access to the U.S. apparel market. To better cope with this adjustment, a State may wish to form "apparel action teams" to review State economic development options vis a vis the apparel industry. This report discusses 12 key questions a State might usefully address in assembling such a team and defining the team's agenda. The 12 questions fall into 3 major categories: (1) putting together the policy team; (2) setting the ground rules for planning; and (3) setting the ground rules for implementation. The "action team" approach suggested here should be widely applicable for use in many States' key manufacturing sectors.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 1994-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.334639

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