DETERMINANTS OF LABOR-INTENSIVE EXPORTS BY THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CROSS COUNTRY ANALYSIS

• Published in: Singapore economic review Vol. 59; no. 5; p. 1450043
• Main Authors: MOTTALEB, KHONDOKER ABDUL, KALIRAJAN, KALIAPPA P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing Company 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Developing countries; Economic development; Economic theory; Exports; Labour; Textiles; garment and textile export; business environment; infrastructure; Developing country

It is widely acknowledged that the export-oriented garment and textile industries have been playing important role on the overall economic development in developing countries. However, the performance of the developing countries in exporting garment and textiles is in fact, highly heterogeneous. Whi...