The Indian Textile and Clothing Industry An Economic Analysis
This book examines the textile and clothing Industry of India and its trade scenario from a global perspective. New developments in international policies related to trade and investment and falling barriers to trade worldwide as well as within individual
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Mausumi Kar
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Mausumi Kar
The Indian Textile and Clothing Industry An Economic Analysis
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Mausumi Kar Department of Economics Women’s Christian College University of Calcutta Kolkata India
ISSN 2191-5504 ISSN 2191-5512 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Economics ISBN 978-81-322-2369-6 ISBN 978-81-322-2370-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2370-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936377 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This monograph revisits the Textile and Clothing Industry in India and its relationship with international trade from a new global perspective. Global investment and collaboration opportunities, technological changes, and diminishing barriers to trade worldwide have transformed the structure of production and international competition in the textile and apparel industries. Along with the liberalization of trade policies and the subsequent removal of quantitative restrictions on the textile products, the domestic market in India has presently been exposed to several international brands, which eventually led to the recent spurt in foreign collaborations for this important industrial sector in the country. The study ornately examines the nature and impact of such external changes on the industry-structure and its labor-related issues. The key feature of this book is that it presents a snapshot of all the domestic and international policies related to this sector from the earliest relevant period till date and analyzes issues in trade and industrial organization. This is missing in most of the related studies on textile and clothing sector. It should help the reader n
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