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April 10th 2008

Menno van Geloven
Bianca van der Ha
Steven Langerwerf
Bastiaan van Wijk

Globalization in your wardrobe

The nature of the clothing industry is maybe best noticed after a quick peek in your wardrobe. Soon you find out that few items have actually been made nearby. Instead, the origin of most jeans, t-shirts, or sweaters lies in more exotic locations such as Mexico, Bangladesh, Madagascar or Thailand.
The clothing industry as we know it today, exemplifies some characteristic issues that our global economy faces. Due to its global organization, clothing industry flows across borders, linking companies, governments and economies of both developed and developing countries together. Millions of employees work in the industry worldwide. Some countries’ export and employment level depends mainly (if not totally) on the clothing and textile industry. Mainly due to these facts, it is no wonder that the industry has for a long time been subject to a......

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