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Author | : Nick J. Freeman |
Publisher | : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2019-03-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9814843628 |
The EU has threatened to suspend Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) status for Myanmar, under which the country’s exports can enter Europe without any tariffs or quotas. The official reason cited by the EU is a growing concern over human rights violations and issues around labour rights in Myanmar. If this threat were to be carried out, the business sector that will be most affected is Myanmar’s burgeoning garment sector, which employs around 700,000 people, most of whom are women. The principal worry in Myanmar is that if EU buyers and brands have to start paying tariffs to import Myanmar-made garments, then they will opt to shift their sourcing to other countries. Without GSP, Myanmar’s garment exports may no longer be price competitive. As one of the few manufacturing sectors in Myanmar to employ semi-skilled women, many of whom migrated from poor rural areas, the garment sector has come to play an important socioeconomic role in the country. Whether or not the EU decides to withdraw GSP status, Myanmar’s garment sector faces a number of challenges. How Myanmar’s policymakers and garment industry leaders respond to global industry trends will be just as important, in the long run, in determining the sector’s commercial sustainability.
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2015 |
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ISBN | : 9789221300359 |
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Genre | : Clothing trade |
ISBN | : 9789221300366 |
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Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Burma |
ISBN | : 9789462071162 |
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ISBN | : 9789228300352 |
Author | : Hal Hill |
Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 981301606X |
The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of the Indonesian textile industry, including its abrupt transformation since 1967 (Chapter 2), the rapid growth of exports beginning in the early 1980s (Chapter 3), some international comparisons (Chapter 4) and explanation of the export success (Chapter 5), and an identification of key policy and strategy issues for the industry in the 1990s (Chapter 6).
Author | : Rodolfo C Severino |
Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9812304991 |
Examines contradictory economic and political trends occurring in the Philippines in order to gain a sense of the country's prospects.
Author | : Monique Skidmore |
Publisher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2007-10-01 |
Genre | : Burma |
ISBN | : 1921313374 |
Despite deteriorating economic and developmental conditions, worsening environmental problems, and troubles arising from the unresolved status of its ethnic minorities, Myanmar seems no closer to a political resolution. Myanmar's economy continues to stagnate, with severe implications for its people. Low levels of international assistance have exacerbated the situation. Myanmar the state, community and the environment examines the missed opportunities by government and opposition groups to find a way out of the political impasse and improve the standard of living of the people of Myanmar. This collection provides insights into the country's economic development, in particular the vital rice-marketing sector and the attempts to expand existing industrial zones. It focuses, for the first time, on Myanmar's environmental governance with in-depth case studies, and on the increasing need for effective environmental protection and sustainability..
Author | : Anh-Nga Tran-Nguyen |
Publisher | : United Nations Publications |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Equal rights between men and women are enshrined as a fundamental human right in the UN Charter, and reflected in various internationally agreed instruments, such as the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Although there has been notable progress in some areas, in most nations women are still at a disadvantage in terms of their role and position in the economic and political arenas. This publication examines the gender dimension of trade and seeks to identify policy challenges and responses to promote gender equality in light of increasing globalisation. Issues discussed include: economics of gender equality, international trade and development; multilateral negotiations on agriculture in developing countries; gender-related issues in the textiles and clothing sectors; international trade in services; gender and the TRIPS Agreement; the impact of WTO rules on gender equality; human rights aspects; fair trade initiatives; the role of IT in promoting gender equality, the Gender Trade Impact Assessment and trade reform.
Author | : Narcís Serra |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 399 |
Release | : 2008-04-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 019953408X |
Introduction: From the Washington Consensus towards a new global governance / Narcís Serra, Shari Spiegel, Joseph E. Stiglitz -- A short history of the Washington Consensus / John Williamson -- Inequality and redistribution / Paul Krugman -- Is there a post-Washington Consensus consensus? / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- The Barcelona development agenda -- A broad view of macroeconomic stability / José Antonio Ocampo -- The wild ones : industrial policies in the developing world / Alice H. Amsden -- Sudden stop, financial factors, and economic collapse in Latin America : learning from Argentina and Chile / Guillermo A. Calvo, Ernesto Talvi -- Towards a new modus operandi of the international financial system / Daniel Cohen -- The world trading system and implications of external opening / Jeffrey A. Frankel -- The world trading system and development concerns / Martin Khor -- Reforming labor market institutions : unemployment insurance and employment protection / Olivier Blanchard -- International migration and economic development / Deepak Nayyar -- The future of global governance / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- Growth diagnostics / Ricardo Hausmann, Dani Rodrik, Andrés Velasco -- A practical approach to formulating growth strategies / Dani Rodrik.