Global competition, institutional context and regional production networks
Up- and downgrading experiences in Romania’s apparel industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12913832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonhard Plank (0000-0002-4754-131X, Statistics Austria, corresponding author), Cornelia Staritz (0000-0003-1794-9784) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 421-438 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-1386 • E-ISSN: 1752-1378 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cjres/rsv014 |
| OpenAlex | W2264376807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 53 |
Regional suppliers still play an important role in the global apparel industry. By studying the experience of Romania's apparel sector, the paper highlights, first, the importance of multiscalar institutional, macro and policy contexts in analyzing the articulation of and up-and downgrading experiences in global production networks. These include the Multi-Fibre Arrangement, EU trade agreements and accession, the global economic crisis, and the specific institutional and policy context of post-Socialism. Second, the paper stresses the existence of diverse, non-linear and uneven up-and downgrading trajectories and of reactive adaptation rather than pro-active firm strategies. This questions the ideal upgrading account often portrayed in chain and network research
Business · Clothing · Competition (biology · Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Industrial organization · Political science · Production (economics · Sociology · Textile industry · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Organic Food and Agriculture
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |