Developing countries, including least developed countries (LDCs), extensively rely on textiles and clothing (T&C) industry for employment and export earnings. They face serious adjustment challenges in post – quota expiry period. The available statistics have proven that many pre-elimination...

Book review of Umair Hafeez Ghori, Global Textiles and Clothing Trade: Trade Policy Perspectives, Global Trade Law Series (Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2012). The reviewer argues that Dr Umair Hafeez Ghori indebts us with a focused assessment of the contemporary trade policy dynamics of...

Part one. Embarking on a global adventure -- Introduction to globalization -- Consumers, consumption, and well-being -- Textile and apparel supply matrix -- Sustainability in textile and apparel industries -- Part two. The global supply chain -- Textile and apparel trade: barriers, regulations,...

Textiles and clothing are among the sectors where developing and least developing countries have the most to expand from multilateral trade liberalization. The Textile Monitoring Board (TMB), one of the adjudicator forums for disputes resolution under the accord, faces a significant challenge in...