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In the fiercely competitive global environment that has prevailed since the removal of (MFA) quotas in 2005, many textile and apparel suppliers have sought to compete by forming and protecting niches. Building competence in design, branding and retail distribution has been an important part of...
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from 33 Western and Eastern European countries. The results indicate that women have both a stronger preference towards the …
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clothing sector accounts for the largest share in trade between India and Pakistan chiefly because of the similarities in …India and Pakistan are the leading textile trading nations in the world. Among the major sectors, the textile and … culture and the importance of the sector in their economies. However, the level of bilateral trade in textile and clothing at …
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. The data has been collected through a primary survey in five garments clusters in India. The variable that is significant … India’s poor performance in garments (compared to other South Asian countries such as Bangladesh) is the lack of proper … clusters. The development of the cluster in India has followed the "top down" approach and the natural process through which …
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India has a large positive trade balance in the apparel sector and is ranked among the top 10 apparel exporting … manufacturers and exporters face two major challenges. First, India's export promotion schemes have been challenged under the World … Trade Organization's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and second, India is negotiating mega-regional trade …
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This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950-2015 and investigates the determinants of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the transitioning countries from those not transitioning....
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Striking gender gaps persist in fundamental aspects of human welfare. In India, the setting of this paper, these gaps … behavior of the enforcers of these norms is critical for achieving meaningful improvements in women's well-being. …
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. However, such concern has been largely missing as far as the future workforce is concerned. This paper discusses India … preprimary education. In conclusion, India will have to focus, inter alia, on early health and preschooling (soft skill …
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