Vertical and Regional Integration to Promote African Textiles and Clothing Exports : A Close Knit Family?

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-13T14:34:29Z
dc.date2012-06-13T14:34:29Z
dc.date2007-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:08:25Z
dc.descriptionApparel production is especially labor intensive, with low start-up investments and easily transferable technology. Furthermore, the labor requirements can be easily met with low and semi-skilled workers, especially women. As a result, many countries with competitive labor costs, especially in South and East Asia, have captured significant shares in the world market during the last four decades. Despite the potential development benefits and their various sources of comparative advantage, few African countries have managed to establish a presence in the global textiles and apparel markets until recently. As a result, Africa as a whole remains a net importer of textiles and clothing even though it is a net exporter of cotton. The future of apparel exporters in sub-Saharan Africa is, however, rather uncertain as they face two major challenges for their products: i) increased competition from large, low-wage producers such as India, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan following the phase-out of quotas after the expiry of the ATC; and, ii) the expiration of the third-country fabric derogation under AGOA scheduled for 2013. This study explores the potential for regional and vertical integration to overcome these challenges and identifies obstacles to this. Timing is important since both the EU and the US have recently imposed trade restrictions on China (until 2008) to protect their domestic textiles and clothing industries. These safeguards provide a brief opportunity for sub-Saharan African producers to integrate their textiles and clothing industries both domestically and regionally.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8508182/vertical-regional-integration-promote-african-textiles-clothing-exports-close-knit-family
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7901
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/7901
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415536
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPAREL EXPORT
dc.subjectAPPAREL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAPPAREL INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectAPPAREL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAPPAREL SECTOR
dc.subjectAPPAREL TRADE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICES
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENT
dc.subjectBRANDS
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subjectCLOTHING
dc.subjectCLOTHING EXPORTS
dc.subjectCLOTHING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCLOTHING PRODUCTS
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PREFERENCES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOUNTRY MARKETS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COTTON PRODUCTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DEMAND
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDYEING
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUMES
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectFABRICS
dc.subjectFIBER
dc.subjectFIBERS
dc.subjectFINISHED PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOTWEAR
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TREATMENT
dc.subjectGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
dc.subjectGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIGH TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICE
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORT VALUE
dc.subjectIMPORTS OF TEXTILES
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectITC
dc.subjectKNITTING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectMANMADE FIBERS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE
dc.subjectMERGERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET EXPORTER
dc.subjectNET EXPORTERS
dc.subjectNET IMPORTER OF TEXTILES
dc.subjectPATTERN OF TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PLANNING
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectQUOTA REMOVAL
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectRAW MATERIALS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSAFEGUARD CLAUSE
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSEED COTTON
dc.subjectSEWING
dc.subjectSOURCING
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN
dc.subjectSPINNING
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTARIFF PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTARIFF PROTECTION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTEXTILE
dc.subjectTEXTILE IMPORTS
dc.subjectTEXTILE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectTRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectUNILATERAL PREFERENCES
dc.subjectUNILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEAVING
dc.subjectWOOL
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectYARN
dc.subjectYARNS
dc.titleVertical and Regional Integration to Promote African Textiles and Clothing Exports : A Close Knit Family?

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