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China's Textile Industry, 2005.
A review of China's textile industry and the lifting of import quota restrictions by America and certain European countries.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses China's emerging textile industry after the WTO lifted the quota system in January 2005. Some countries have refused to lift all quotas claiming that China has an unfair competitive advantage. This paper explores China's textile market and how it compares to markets in other countries. China has pledged to ensure more effective macro control of its textile sector and work with the European Union (EU) on a way to resolve the trade issue.
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"In the United States consumers can walk into any Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Zellers, or any other retail outlet and buy clothing with labels that read "Made in Sri Lanka" or "Made in Indonesia." It is not uncommon for garments to be constructed in these regions, yet what many consumers do not realize is that the fabric was made somewhere else. More often than not, the fabric used to make each garment is made from cotton spun and yarn woven in China. At the beginning of 2005, China, along with more than 40 countries from around the world, including Nepal, El Salvador, Honduras, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka, signed the scheduled elimination of quotas for exporting to the United States and member countries in the European Union."
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Globalization and the Textile Industry, 2007.
A discussion of how globalization and the global value chain has impacted the textile industry.
1,106 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper defines and describes the interplay within the global value chain in an organization, with a focus on the textile industry. In particular, the author explores how implementation of the global value chain has allowed foreign textile firms to become more competitive against their American rivals. The author then highlights China's successful use of value chain in its textile industry.
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Introduction
Value Chain Overview
China's Use of Inbound Logistics
China's Use of Production Operations
China's Use of Outbound Logistics
China's Use of Sales and Marketing
China's Use of Maintenance
Conclusion
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" The value chain centers on value-added processes within a company. These processes include: the inbound logistics, production operations, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and maintenance. Administrative functions, human resource management, research and development, and procurement processes are all deemed as support activities. The ultimate end-goal for organizations is to maximize the value of each process and minimize the costs associated. The global value chain extends beyond the organization itself, but throughout the entire supply and distribution chain, across geographic boundaries. Each of the organization's suppliers', distributors' and even the organization's buyers' value chain interconnects with the organization, creating a large interconnected, and often global, value system (Porter). The Chinese have become very skilled in managing this value chain and, as such, have increased their global competitiveness."
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The Textile Industry, 2002.
This paper traces briefly the history of the textile industry in the United States, examining the impact of free trade upon the industry today.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The following paper discusses and looks at the way in the textile industry cannot complete on a basic level with other countries and still pay American workers a living wage, thus having to take into consideration its larger outlay costs of capital. The writer suggests that the recent state of the industry is yet another example of the difficulties textiles have experienced throughout the United State?s difficult history.
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?When technology forms a perfect substitute for human labor, the costs of manufacturing decrease and goods can be produced more cheaply and efficiently with less effort. A factory under such circumstances is able to expand its investment of capital without increasing, or even decreasing, the cost of the use of its human labor. Has this always been the case? And does this continue to be the case today? Throughout the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the United States, there was a tension created between the types of industrial expansion of the northern half of the country and the largely agrarian sector of the economy found in the south. The southern half of the United States, despite technological innovations such as the cotton gin, remained completely reliant upon human power to sustain its economy. The northern half of the United States, in a trend that began with the industrial revolution, became increasingly dependent upon manufacturing innovations rather than upon human power to operate those technologies.?
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The Thailand Textile Import Industry, 2004.
This paper discusses the importing of apparel and textiles from Thailand to the United States.
2,486 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper explains that the textile industry is one of the most import industries in Thailand. The author examines the business conditions and cultural conditions in Thailand. The paper explores the textile industry itself. Includes copies of some sources.
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"The textile and garment industry in Thailand is currently one of the most important industries in the nation. Thailand has one of the more successful economies in Asia although it has struggled with debt and with an unstable currency. The nation also suffers from unrest among its Muslim minority populations generally located in the southern regions and this unrest could threaten the popularity and effectiveness of the prime minister. Against this backdrop, the country also faces ..."
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The English Cotton Textile Industry, 2001.
An analysis of the development of the English cotton industry, with particular emphasis on the Tame Valley in South Lancashire.
8,471 words (approx. 33.9 pages), 25 sources, APA, $ 179.95
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This paper examines the history of the cotton textile industry, with a particular emphasis on the campaign for workers' rights in Dukinfield and Stalybridge in the Tame Valley, east of Manchester. The scope for customs and recreation is also described, to give a rounded picture of life in a cotton town.
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Cotton Imports and Exports
Development of the Industry
The Early Cotton Industry in Dukinfield and Stalybridge
Growth of the Cotton Industry along the Tame Valley
Increasing Unrest
The Cotton Famine
The 20th Century
Customs and Recreation in Stalybridge
Bibliography
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"The first instance of factory spinning had been in Richard Arkwright's water-powered mill at Cromford in 1771, and the transition to a factory-based cotton industry occurred during the last 30 years of the 18th Century. The invention of the spinning jenny enabled domestic cotton spinners to spin yarn much more quickly, but this caused problems with carding, which had to be done prior to spinning. The old method of carding involved the use of hand-held cards covered with tiny spikes to make a loose rope of fibres from cleaned cotton. The process remained slow until Arkwright introduced his carding machine in 1775. This machine was heavy but well suited to being turned by water power, so water-driven carding factories were built on small streams and rivers in the cotton districts. Steam power was used from the 1780s. "
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The English Woollen Textile Industry, 2001.
A discussion on how innovation and market awareness kept the woollen industry at the top of England's list of exports.
5,831 words (approx. 23.3 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 139.95
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From medieval times to the Victorian era, many areas in England became prosperous from the trade in wool and woollen textiles. This paper describes the reasons for the success and how the industry evolved to embrace new technology while catering to new fashions. By considering two parishes in West Yorkshire, it examines the character of the people, the development of amenities and markets and the effect on the locality of the industry's decline.
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A Cottage Industry
Industrialisation
Mechanisation
The 'Fancy' Trade
Kirkburton
Penistone
Bibliography
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"The wool trade was an important national export as early as the 12th Century, although clothes had been made from wool for a long time before then. Thirty thousand sacks were shipped abroad each year in the 13th Century, mostly to Flanders where there was a highly-developed cloth industry dependent upon English wool. Customs duty was levied in 1275 and this may have helped to stimulate industry in England. Fulling , mills powered by water were built in the country to shrink felt and scour cloth; by the end of the 13th Century there were significant numbers in the Yorkshire West Riding, the Lake District, Wiltshire and the West Country."
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"China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles", 2005.
A review of the article "China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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"This paper discusses an article from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a publication of The Economist, entitled "China's Economy: U.S. and E.U. Get Tough on Textiles" as it relates to the price pressures on apparels in the U.S. market. These issues are examined from a macroeconomic perspective with an emphasis on Keynesian and neo-classical macroeconomic theory.
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"Following the end of quotas on textile imports from China as of 1 January 2005, both the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have witnessed a massive influx of textile imports from China: "U.S. imports of Chinese clothing swelled in January, a rush of new products following the end of international quotas that for decades had limited global apparel trade" (Chinese, 2005, para.1). While increases have been across the board, three categories in particular have seen huge increases: cotton knit shirts, blouses and cotton trousers, and these have been targeted for renewed protectionist quotas by both the US and the EU (China, 2005, para.2). "
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The Textile Industry, 2005.
This paper discusses the textile industry in Mexico and China.
3,910 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 135.95
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This paper examines the movement from fabrics to garments in the textile industry of Mexico including the effect of removing quotas. The author evaluates China's activity in the market. The paper includes one figure and one table.
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"Most Americans give very little thought as to how the clothes that they wear are produced. Some are aware of the so-called sweatshop conditions that exist in some factories around the ..."
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Family Textile Firms in Asia, 1997.
Small, family-run textile firms in Indonesia, Taiwan & China. Looks at productivity, techniques, exports, incentives and the role of the govt.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 11 sources, $ 71.95
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"Asian Textile Production by Small, Family-Run Enterprises
This research examines the approach to textile production by small, family-run enterprises in Asian countries. Three countries provide the focus of this examination: Indonesia, Taiwan, and the People?s Republic of China (PRC). The situations in Indonesia and Taiwan are reviewed first, and the review of the situation in the PRC is presented in a separate discussion because of the socialist influence on economic organization in that country.
Textiles and apparel are companion industries (Murray 62). The textiles industry produces base products such as threads, yarn, and cordage and woven fabrics, carpets, and rugs. By contrast, the apparel industry produces finished clothing products made from base fabrics. The apparel industry tends to be .."
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Expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing, 2008.
An analysis of the implications of the expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC).
2,381 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC). The paper contends that the expiration freed the trade of textile and clothing of the quotas that had previously bound it. It discusses the history of the ATC and the implications of its expiration on the textile industry. The paper particularly focuses on the implications for China of the expiration of the ATC. The paper includes original source material at the end.
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"In the final analysis, the termination of Agreement on Textile and Clothing will definitely produce a more volatile and competitive global market for textile and clothing manufacturers. The likeliest winners over the coming years will be countries whose textile and clothing industries have sharpened their competitive edge by adopting the latest technology, and which will most effectively interpret the rapidly changing trade patterns generated by the expiration of the ATC."
"Unless they immediately take steps to provide assistance to their clothing and textile industries so they can become more efficient and competitive, other textile and clothing exporting countries may only experience marginal benefits. The countries that will face the greatest challenges will be those that are unable to use up their full quotas, while countries not currently subject to restrictions on import markets will also have to prepare themselves for increased competition from countries whose exports are currently
restrained."
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Textile Conservation, 2006.
An overview of the processes and techniques used in textile conservation.
1,197 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains the techniques used in the cleaning, restoration and conservation of textiles. The paper also explains that these processes are complex and highly specialized and provides a brief description of the skills required of a competent conservator.
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"It is an obvious point to make, but worth underlining: keep all vulnerable textiles out of the glare of sunlight and do not expose them to the effects of damp or central heating. A change of heart has affected the business of textile conservation in recent years. Where full reconstruction was once essential for a piece to make a top price, these days buyers may prefer to see the piece in its current condition and know what exists of the original workmanship. Faded colors, blemishes and flaws can be acceptable and even welcome evidence of antiquity. Another reason for caution is that inappropriate work may adversely affect an object's long?term preservation. textile by renewing missing or worn areas could do more harm than good. This can be avoided in a museum when the item is needed only for display in controlled conditions, but the problem demands sensitive compromise when the piece is going back into the home to be used."
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Textile Industry In Hong Kong, 1995.
Discusses its development, relations with Asian nations, exports, manufacturing vs. services, the role of China, quotas and tariffs, political and economic factors and the future. Includes charts.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 23 sources, $ 127.95
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"HONG KONG TEXTILE INDUSTRY
This research paper traces and analyzes the development of the textile industry of Hong Kong and its current and probable future role in the economy of the crown colony and in world export markets. Hong Kong has a thriving textile industry which has two primary components: (1) garment manufacturing on the island and in mainland China; and (2) the provision of central services in connection with the China trade in textiles. The textile industry of Hong Kong is already undergoing and will continue during the coming decade to experience a difficult period of adjustment to changing international political and economic developments which may limit the attractiveness of the industry to private investors from outside mainland China.
Cline (1990) defines the textile industry as one which ..."
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Child Labor, 2002.
A report about the practices of child labor today in the textile industry in Asia.
1,985 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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Following a tour of productions lines in Asia, the director of Huntingtons, a clothing company discovered most of the work was being performed by child labor. This paper presents some of the findings of his report. It looks at the spread of child labor in the textile industry across Asia and the dangerous precedent it is setting. It shows how the institution of global ethics could eradicate this problem.
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"Child labor is a persistent problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries. Africa and Asia together has over 90 percent of total child employment. Child labor is particularly rampant in rural areas where the capacity to enforce minimum age requirements for schooling and work is lacking. Children work for a variety of reasons, the most important being poverty and the induced pressure upon them to escape from this dilemma. Though children are not well paid, they still serve as major contributors to family income in developing countries. Schooling problems also contribute to child labor, whether it is the aloofness of schools or the lack of quality education, which spurs parents to enter their children in more profitable pursuits. Traditional factors such as rigid cultural and social roles in certain countries further limit educational realization and increase child labor."
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The Multi-Fibre Arrangement, 2007.
An analysis of the developments in trade and clothing as a result of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) in the textile industry.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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Many developing nations rely heavily on their ability to produce low cost goods for the international market in order to fuel their economies. This paper examines how the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) was introduced to protect the economies of developed nations' textiles and clothing industries through the introduction of quotas. It also discusses how, as a result, many developing nations have found that their access to such large markets as the United States and the European Union have been restricted quite drastically and thus the expansion of such industries has been limited.
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"International trade is based on economic theory states that there is a potential gain from trade among two or more countries, in doing so each country will export the good in which it has a comparative advantage over another in the production of a certain commodity if its opportunity cost of producing that commodity is lower (Daniels, J. & Radebaugh, L. & Sullivan, D. 2004, p147). The theory of comparative advantage comes from the theory of absolute advantage which states that certain countries have an advantage over other countries in producing certain commodities, eg Saudi Arabia producing petroleum, Australia producing beef, China producing textiles and clothing. This can be due to differences in land, labour, capital and technology (Fraser, I & Fraser, S & Gionea, J. 2003, p206). "
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Understanding China, 2006.
This paper examines the rich history, economy and culture of China as depicted in John Bryan Starr's "Understanding China: A Guide to China's Economy, History and Political Structure."
1,414 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews "Understanding China: A Guide to China's Economy, History and Political Structure" by John Bryan Starr. This paper discusses China's ancient culture and its emergence as one of the foremost powers in the modern world. This paper focuses on China's recent admission to the World Trade Organization and as well as its economy which is set to become the largest in the world within the next few years. The writer of this paper examines China's political history and contends that in spite of the country's numerous transformations, the structure of the government is today fundamentally identical with what it was under the later imperial dynasties. Today, there is no emperor at the top, but instead a small committee of the leading members of various political parties who hold much the same position. Although there had been significant changes in China's economy, few political changes transpired. The communists still hold a monopoly of power and although its economic policies scarcely seem to be communist anymore, it does not intend to relax its political grip.
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"Starr contends that China remains one of the most self-contained and hence inscrutable countries in the world. It has an ancient culture of major historical importance, and has been emerging as one of the foremost powers of the modern world. It is the third largest country in the world and certainly the most populous, with about one-fifth of the world's total population. Modern communications make it as easy to reach Beijing from London or New York as it is to get to Singapore or Nairobi. Yet China remains little known and poorly understood; few foreigners learn its language or study its history and culture. Although foreign trade and tourism have increased dramatically in the last decade, they are only very slowly leading to any changes in foreign perceptions of China."
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