The International Competitiveness of Asian Economies in the Apparel Commodity Chain

Gary Gereffi ()
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Gary Gereffi: Duke University

No 5, ADB Economics Working Paper Series from Asian Development Bank

Abstract: This report uses the global commodity chains framework to explain the transformations in production and trade networks, as well as corporate strategies, which have altered the global apparel industry over the past decades and changed the prospects for developing countries to enter and move up these chains. The apparel industry is identified as a buyer-driven commodity chain that contains three types of lead firms: retailers, marketers, and branded manufacturers. As apparel production became globally dispersed and competition between these firms intensified, each type of lead firm developed extensive global sourcing capabilities. While "de-verticalizing" out of production, they have fortified their activities in the high value-added design and marketing segments of the apparel chain.

Keywords: apparel industry; commodity chains; global production networks; lead firms; value-added (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 L22 M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2002-02-01
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