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The Caribbean Basin contains some of the world's
fastest growing apparel producing countries. These countries have very low
wage costs, and benefit from being geographically close to the important US
market. Furthermore, suppliers of clothing assembled in the Caribbean from
US fabric are guaranteed free access to the USA, without quotas. The report
provides a detailed analysis of the US apparel market and US legislation,
and examines the strengths and weaknesses of US policy with regard to US
imports. It looks at prospects for Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti and
Jamaica, as well as those for Asian companies which are basing themselves in
the Caribbean region in order to reach US markets.
Table of Contents:
- PART 1: INTRODUCTION
AND SUMMARY
- Chapter 1:
Introduction
- Summary
- PART 2: THE US MARKET
- Chapter 2: The US
apparel industry
- Profile
Investment
Employment
Wage levels and productivity
Meeting market requirements
- Chapter 3: Apparel
market trends
- Supply to US market
Import penetration
The mid-1980s import surge
Import sources
The Tigers muzzled
- Chapter 4: Textile
trade policy
- Policy considerations
The policy outcome
- Chapter 5: The
international framework
- Influence of the USA
The Multi-Fibre Arrangement
- Chapter 6: Regulatory
instruments
- Fiscal protection
Quantitative controls
- Chapter 7: Policy
implementation
- Bilateral trade
agreements
Administration
- Chapter 8: The
effectiveness of US policy
- Objectives and
achievement
Areas of weakness
- Chapter 9: Promoting
developing country exports
- TSUSA 807
807 and the US industry
807 and developing country exports
Growth of 807 trade
- Chapter 10: The
Caribbean source
- The Caribbean as a
special case
The CBI Textile Program
- Chapter 11:
Alternatives to apparel trade policy
- The US industry lobby
Protectionist measures in Congress
The lobby and the Caribbean
- PART 3: THE CARIBBEAN
SUPPLIERS
- Chapter 12:
Introduction
- Overview of Caribbean
exports to the USA
Structural adjustment
- Chapter 13: The
Dominican Republic
- Industry structure
Institutional arrangements
International competitiveness
Overseas investment
Export performance
- Chapter 14: Haiti
- Industry profile
Institutional arrangements
International competitiveness
Overseas investment
Export performance
- Chapter 15: Costa Rica
- Industry structure
Institutional arrangements
International competitiveness
Overseas investment in apparel
Export performance
- Chapter 16: Jamaica
- Industry structure
Institutional arrangements
International competitiveness
Foreign investment
Export performance
- Chapter 17:
Comparative assessment
- The Caribbean compared
with other locations
The Caribbean producers
- Chapter 18: Future
prospects
- The US market
Other markets
Other Caribbean producers
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A:
- Subsidies and
incentives in major apparel exporting countries
- Appendix B:
- US imports of
restricted categories from China, 1986-88
- Appendix C:
- Other CBI textile
trade agreements
- Appendix D:
- South Korean offshore
apparel plant in the Caribbean, 1987
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and Apparel Industry Reports in this section have been developed and
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The Textile Industry
and Apparel Industry Reports in this section have been developed and
maintained by Textile Intelligence.
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