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Author:

Rosen, Ellen Israel.

Title:

Making sweatshops : the globalization of the U.S. apparel industry / Ellen Israel Rosen.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xi, 336 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Clothing trade--United States--History--20th century.
Clothing trade--History--20th century.
Women clothing workers--United States.
GLOBALIZATION

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-309) and index.

Contents:

New global apparel trade: who wins, who loses? Roost of the postwar textile and apparel trade: the reconstruction of the Asian-Pacific Rim textile industry -- Emergence of trade protection for the textile and apparel industries -- U.S. textile industry: responses to free trade -- U.S. Apparel industry: responses to capital flight -- 1980s: the demise of protection -- Reagan revolution: the Caribbean basin initiative -- Trade liberalization for textiles and apparel: the impact of NAFTA -- Apparel retailing in the United States: from mom-and-pop shop to transnational corporation -- Finally free trade: the future of the global apparel industry -- New global apparel trade: who wins, who loses?

ISBN:

9780520233362 (alk. paper)
0520233360 (alk. paper)
9780520233379 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520233379 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48013673
(OCoLC)51272750

LCCN:

2001005493

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)