Description
This book explores the means through which the garment industry contributes to industrialization, poverty reduction, empowerment of undereducated workers, in particular female laborers, and shared growth in contemporary low-income countries. Edited By Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata 1. Introduction: Dynamism of Garment Industry in Low-income Countries; Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata 2. Cambodia: Growth with Better Working Conditions; Yoko Asuyama and Seiha Neou 3. Bangladesh: Market Force Supersedes Control; Tatsufumi Yamagata 4. Vietnam: Upgrading from the Export to the Domestic Market; Kenta Goto 5. Pakistan: Challenges for Women’s Labor Force Participation; Momoe Makino 6. Myanmar: Promised Growth with Restored Market Access? 7. Madagascar: Unyielding Growth amid the Political Turmoil; Takahiro Fukunishi and Herinjatovo Aim Ramiarison 8. Kenya: Stagnation in the Liberalized Markets; Takahiro Fukunishi 9. Cross-Country Comparison of Firm Performance: Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Madagascar; Takahiro Fukunishi
