Technology and textiles globalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephan H Lindner (Deutsches Museum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-1512 • E-ISSN: 1477-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07341510290028747 |
| OpenAlex | W2046638016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The "old" and labor-intensive textile industry turned into a high-tech and capital-intensive industry since the late 1960s. This did not stop the decline of the industry in the old industrial countries. There, the textile centers suffered stagnation and decline not because of a lack of innovations, but because investments in the most modern technology often did not pay, given existing overcapacity and stagnating markets, and because most of the innovations, originating in the machinery industry and the chemical industry, were available to all competitors. In the dynamically expanding markets, especially in Asia, new machines were regularly installed to meet the growing demands of the market. This further deteriorated the competitive capacity of the old textile centers, since the newcomers had long working-hours, cheap labor--and (more) modern machines
Business · Commerce · Competitor analysis · Economics · Economy · Globalization · Industrial organization · Market economy · Textile · Textile industry · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |