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Slow and steady wins the race : how the garment industry leads industrialization in low-income countries
Fukunishi, Takahiro; Yamagata, Tatsufumi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
2008 in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya and Madagascar, the following conclusions are drawn: (1) low wages, though still …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010690295
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Competitiveness of the knitwear industry in Bangladesh : a study of industrial development amid global competition
Bakht, Zaid; Salimullah, Md.; Yamagata, Tatsufumi; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008
This paper assesses the technical efficiency and profitability of the knitwear industry in Bangladesh taking into … estimation results indicate the high profitability of the knitwear firms. In Bangladesh, the dynamic development of the industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744781
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Is the Vietnamese garment industry at a turning point? : upgrading from the export to the domestic market
Goto, Kenta - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
Vietnam’s garment industry has been loosely characterized by the duality based on market orientation: export and domestic. Export-oriented garment suppliers were typically SOEs and foreign invested firms, while those producing for the domestic market have been mostly small, private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134418
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Distribution System of China's Industrial Clusters: Case Study of Yiwu China Commodity City
Ding, Ke - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006
This paper discusses the issue of upgrading industrial clusters from the perspective of external linkages. It is taken for granted that in most developing countries, due to the limited domestic market and poor traditional commercial networks, industrial clusters are able to upgrade only when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744765
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Business Cycles and Seasonal Cycles in Bangladesh
Rahman, Pk. Md. Motiur; Yamagata, Tatsufumi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2004
The empirical regularities of the Bangladesh business and seasonal cycles are documented in this study. Spectrums …, seasonality, volatility, cyclicality, and persistence in the level and variance of macroeconomic variables in Bangladesh are … economies, seasonal cycles accentuate the features of business cycles in Bangladesh. To our surprise, the seasonal cycles in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222516
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Prospects for Development of the Garment Industry in Developing Countries: What Has Happened Since the MFA Phase-Out?
Yamagata, Tatsufumi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
Bangladesh and Cambodia, not only survived the liberalization but also have steadily expanded their garment exports throughout … the transition; and (5) an indicative fact is that the profitability of the garment industry in Bangladesh and Cambodia …
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Yangtze River Delta's system integration: institutional barriers and countermeasures
Zhang, Yu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
This paper addresses the issue of institutional barriers to the Yangtze River Delta integration and the resulting slow development. It analyzes the problems including the coordination of local interests and regional interests, market segmentation during the regional integration, competition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008764554
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Impact of product-related environmental regulations / voluntary requirements on Thai firms
Ramungul, Nudjarin; Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
The rules governing the trade of goods in global markets have shifted toward non-tariff measures related to environmental and chemical safety. Unlike traditional environmental/safety requirements, the scope of modern regulations covers products’ environmental performance and chemical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134414
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State-business relations in the smaller gulf monarchies -- the role of business actors in the decision-making process
Valeri, Marc - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
The Arab monarchies of the Gulf have been undergoing striking socio-economic changes caused by the ending of the rent-based welfare state model on which they had largely relied since the 1950s. In this perspective, this paper aims at examining the comparative role of local business communities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249494
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Formation of supply chain collaboration and firm performance in the Thai automotive and electronics industries
Ueki, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
This paper examines factors that encourage firms to go into supply chain collaborations (SCC) and relationships between SCC and supply chain performances (SCP), using a questionnaire survey on Thai automotive and electronics industries in 2012. OLS regression results show firms established...
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