Author:Reed, LynDate:2012In 2001 the South African clothing sector was reintegrated into the global economy and became exposed to the icy winds of globalisation. The fundamental changes from developments that had been playing out in global clothing markets and from ...Read more
Author:Morris, Mike; Reed, LynDate:2008Following China’s accession to the WTO in 2001, cheap Chinese garments have flooded clothing markets worldwide bringing to fruition the prophecy of Chinese hegemony in a liberalised global clothing market (Kaplinsky 2005; Nordas 2004; and ...Read morecbnd
Author:Morris, Mike; Reed, LynDate:2008The SA clothing and textiles industries have undergone difficult restructuring over the past ten years due to the combined impact of domestic and international factors. The negative impact of this transformation is manifest in the declining ...Read more