HCBE Faculty Articles
Title
Trade Liberalization and Patterns of Strategic Adjustment in the US Textiles and Clothing Industry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2007
Publication Title
International Business Review
ISSN or ISBN
1873-6149
Volume
16
Issue/Number
1
First Page
109
Last Page
135
Abstract/Excerpt
Trade liberalization has exposed US textiles and apparel industries to fierce competition from a growing number of international suppliers. Many traditional suppliers are also vulnerable to strong competition from China since they no longer enjoy preferential access to the US market. After discussing overall trade liberalization in the industry including the recent phase out of quotas, the paper discusses the range of strategic changes being adopted by US companies to remain competitive. It also assesses some of the important developments in the US textiles and apparel industry including the increasing role of China as a dominant supplier to the US market. The paper concludes by providing some recommendations to enable US textile and apparel firms and traditional suppliers in developing countries to cushion the sudden effects of trade liberalization.
DOI
10.1016/j.ibusrev.2006.12.003
NSUWorks Citation
Seyoum, Belay, "Trade Liberalization and Patterns of Strategic Adjustment in the US Textiles and Clothing Industry" (2007). HCBE Faculty Articles. 1000.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/1000
