2005•Journal of Fashion Marketing and ManagementRequires access

Effects of global sourcing on textiles and apparel

Ruth K. Shelton, Kathy Wachter

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Purpose – 1 January 2005 sees quota elimination in textile and apparel trade. This study traces textile and apparel trade, since 1994 and analyzes how trade agreements have influenced sourcing within the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the world. Statistical measurements of offshore sourcing of textile and apparel are analyzed with emphasis on developments in countries within NAFTA and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Key concepts: Clothing, Business, Textile, International trade, Textile industry, World trade, Trade barrier, Commerce