An Unravelling Development Strategy? Garment Assembly in the Caribbean Basin after the Multifibre Arrangement

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ID5154530
AutoresTony Heron (0000-0002-1237-2624, University of Sheffield, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume25
Fascículo2
Páginas264-281
Data de publicação2006-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00163.x
OpenAlexW2091774534
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas13

The purpose of this article is to assess the likely impact of the ending of the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) on garment assembly in the Caribbean Basin. Over the last fifteen years or so garment assembly has come to represent one of the region's few economic 'success stories' and has accordingly helped to offset the loss of export revenue from traditional commodities such as coffee and sugar. With the ending of the MFA on 1 January 2005, however, the long-term viability of this trade has been thrown into doubt. This article thus seeks to assess the prospects for continued garment assembly in the Caribbean Basin against the backdrop of these developments

Business · Economics · Economy · International trade · Revenue · Structural basin · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Finance · Geology