Staritz, Cornelia2012-03-192012-03-192011978-0-8213-8636-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2547The clothing sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification and industrial development for low-income countries (LICs) but recent developments may condition this role. In most developed and middle-income countries, the clothing sector was central in the industrialization process. Recently, however, the environment for global clothing trade has changed significantly, driven by the rise of organizational buyers and their global sourcing strategies, the phase-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) at the end of 2004, and the global economic crisis in 2008-09. Changes in global supply and demand structures have increased competition between LIC exporters but also offer new opportunities in fast-growing emerging markets. The second half of the twentieth century was characterized by a rising demand for clothing and the replacement of developed countries' domestic production by imports from developing countries. Today, however, demand has stagnated and import penetration levels are close to 100 percent in most developed countries. Thus, the growth of clothing exports from a few developing countries largely comes at the expense of clothing producers in other developing countries. The heightened competition between developing countries has been reinforced by overcapacity in the global clothing industry since the MFA phase-out and has been accelerated by the global economic crisis. However, changes in demand structures post-crisis may lead to new opportunities. While import demand for clothing in the Unites States, the European Union (EU), and Japan might stagnate, demand will increase in fast-growing emerging markets.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGACRYLICAPPARELAPPAREL INDUSTRYAPPAREL PRODUCTAPPLIED TARIFFAVERAGE PRICEAVERAGE TARIFFSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBILATERAL TRADEBONDED WAREHOUSEBONDED WAREHOUSESCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH FLOWSCLOTHINGCLOTHING EXPORTSCLOTHING INDUSTRYCLOTHING PRODUCTSCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE PRICECOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER GOODSCONSUMERSCOTTONCREDIT LINECREDIT LINESDEFICITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDOMESTIC INDUSTRIESDOMESTIC MARKETSDOMESTIC PRODUCERSDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONDYEINGECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIES OF SCALEEMERGING MARKETSENTRY BARRIERSEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATESEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT PROCESSINGEXPORT PROCESSING ZONEEXPORT SECTORSEXPORT SHAREEXPORT SHARESEXPORT VALUEEXPORTEREXPORTERSFABRICSFIBREFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINISHING INDUSTRYFIXED COSTSFOOTWEARFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTSFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN OWNERSHIPFREE ACCESSFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AREAGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCESGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROSS MARGINGROWTH RATEHIGH TARIFFSHUMAN RESOURCESIMPORT DUTIESIMPORT MARKETSIMPORT PENETRATIONIMPORTS OF TEXTILESINCOMEINDUSTRIALIZATIONINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTSITCLDCSLENDERLENDER OF LAST RESORTLOCAL BUSINESSLONG-TERM FINANCELONG-TERM LOANSMARKET ACCESSMARKET CONCENTRATIONMARKET DIVERSIFICATIONMARKET SEGMENTMARKET SHAREMARKET SHARESMARKET STRUCTURESMARKETINGMERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE EXPORTSMERCHANDISINGNATURAL FIBERSNYLONPOLYESTERPREFERENTIAL ACCESSPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESSPREFERENTIAL TARIFFPREFERENTIAL TRADEPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTSPRICE LEVELQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONSQUOTASRAW MATERIALRAW MATERIALSREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGIONAL TRADEREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTSREGULATORY SYSTEMRETAILRETURNRISK AVERSERULES OF ORIGINSALESSEWINGSPECIALIZATIONSPINNINGSPREADSUPPLIERSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY OF CREDITSYNTHETIC FIBERSTARIFF BARRIERSTARIFF PREFERENCESTARIFF RATETARIFF RATESTARIFF SCHEDULETAXTEXTILETEXTILE IMPORTSTEXTILE INDUSTRIESTEXTILE MILLSTEXTILE PRODUCTSTRADE AGREEMENTTRADE BARRIERSTRADE DATATRADE FACILITATIONTRADE FINANCETRADE PATTERNSTRADE RESTRICTIONSTRADE UNIONTRADINGTRUST FUNDVALUE ADDEDWAGESWAREHOUSEWAREHOUSESWASTEWOOLWORKING CAPITALWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOYARNYARNSZERO TARIFFSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8636-1