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The competitive status of the U.S. fibers, textiles and apparel complex : a study of the influences of technology in determining international industrial competitive advantage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Engineering and Technical Systems Committee, author.
- National Research Council (U.S.) Staff, author.
- Fibers, Textiles, and Apparel Industry Panel Staff, author.
- Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile industry.
- Clothing trade.
- Competition, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (103 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The Competitive Status of the U.S. Fibers, Textiles, and Apparel Complex
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Summary
- 1 The Textile Complex
- THE U.S. TEXTILE COMPLEX
- Linkages
- DESCRIPTION AND COMPARISONS OF MAJOR SEGMENTS IN A TEXTILE COMPLEX
- Fibers
- Yarn
- Fabric
- Fiber, Yarn, and Fabric Finishing
- Apparel
- Home Furnishing and Industrial Use Segments
- Designing
- Related Sectors and Activities
- Agriculture
- Chemicals
- Machinery
- Distribution
- INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN TEXTILE COMPLEXES
- Levels of Development
- Other Differences
- NOTES
- 2 The Changing Environment
- ECONOMIC CHANGES
- Production and Trade Patterns
- Fiber
- Fabric and Apparel
- Changes in Wages and Productivity
- Foreign Investment Activity
- Offshore Processing
- CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY
- Man-made
- Natural
- Fabrics
- Wovens
- Knits
- Non-wovens
- Other Processes
- CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES
- International Policies
- Textile Complex Specific Policies
- Indirect Policies
- 3 Corporate Responses and Strategies
- U.S. FIRMS
- Fiber Firms
- Fabric Firms
- Apparel Firms
- JAPANESE FIRMS
- EUROPEAN FIRMS
- RETAILERS AND DESIGNERS
- 4 Future Scenarios, Policy Options, and Their Implications
- THE BASIC SCENARIO
- GOVERNMENT POLICY AREAS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT
- Trade Mechanisms
- Better Enforcement and Control
- Increasing Responsiveness
- Reduction of Tariffs and Non-tariff Barriers Abroad
- Changing the Export Authorization System
- Changing Item 807 (Offshore Processing)
- Technology
- Future Technology Scenarios
- Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing
- Home Furnishings and Industrial Fabrics
- Policy Implications
- Manpower Education and Training
- Taxation.
- Other Government Regulations
- GENERAL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- Biographical Sketches.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-280-24579-4
- 9786610245796
- 0-309-53393-7
- 0-585-14665-9
- OCLC:
- 44957488
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