Restructuring within a Labour Intensive Industry
UK Clothing Industry in Transition
Published on 4. April 1996
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-85972-322-7 (ISBN)
Description
There has been much debate about how labour intensive firms in high wage economies have responded to the globalization of production. This study addresses this issue by providing an examination of recent changes in the UK clothing industry. Problems faced by domestic manufacturers are discussed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
figures, tables, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85972-322-7 (9781859723227)
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Content
The emergence of mass production in the UK clothing industry, Andrew Godly; economic restructuring of UK clothing, Ruth Winterton and Alison Barlow; changes in regional employment in the UK clothing industry, 1971-1991, Richard Jones; sourcing clothing production, Robert Blyth; reactive restructuring in textiles and clothing, Peter Baker; unravelling the hidden clothing industry - managing the ethnic minority garment sector, Monder Ram; restructuring production and work organization, Alison Burlow and Jonathan Winterton; using teams to make clothes, Jessica McLellan, Andrea Wigfield and Vanessa Wilkes.