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Albania - Building Competitiveness : Sector Case Studies - Apparel and Footwear, Tourism, and Mining

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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers

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Export led growth, pro-poor or not? : evidence from Madagascar's textile and apparel industry

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Who benefits and how much? : how gender affects welfare impacts of a booming textile industry

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Vertical and Regional Integration to Promote African Textiles and Clothing Exports : A Close Knit Family?

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