Pre-Owned Woodhead Publishing Textiles: The World Trade Organization and International Denim Trading (Paperback)

This important market research report and its companion volume The China and Hong Kong denim industry together form a unique market analysis showing how the world denim trade is developing who the key players are which markets are expanding and which declining and crucially what the effect of China s accession to the WTO will have on the trade. It analyzes the trade in its major markets including the USA EEC Japan Hong Kong and China. It includes extensive and systematic primary research data on the geographic distribution of the denim trade detailed descriptions and analysis of the major markets and comprehensive analysis of the industry s competitiveness in relation to the impact of the WTO. The World Trade Organization and international denim trading is the first market report that focuses on analysing the international denim trading market and its key players. It discusses the important implications of China s entry into the World Trade Organization for the denim industry and analyses the denim trade in the major markets and the key players including USA EEC Japan Hong Kong and China. Included are extensive and systematic primary data research; geographic distributions of denim trade; detailed description and analysis of major markets; comprehensive analysis of industry and its competitiveness and the impact of the World Trade Organisation. The opening chapter covers international textile and apparel trading; this is followed by China s entry into the World Trade Organisation and its impact on the international textile and apparel trade. The main part of the book reports on denim product trade in specific international markets and the final chapters highlight strategic implications for denim manufacturers and traders.