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BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
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Where Free Trade Hurts Thirty million jobs worldwide could disappear with the end of strict U.S. and European import quotas on textiles.   |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005 |
A Looming Battle Over Textile Trade? Facing surging imports of textiles and apparel from China in the first quarter the U.S. Commerce Dept. said it is launching investigations that could lead to new tariffs on cotton knit shirts and blouses, trousers, and underwear. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Hans Peter Lankes |
Market Access for Developing Countries Poor countries could boost growth and reduce poverty by expanding exports to the rich countries and to each other. But, despite the progress made in trade liberalization under successive multilateral agreements, many barriers persist in both developing and industrial countries. |
Reason
June 2006
Bruce Bartlett |
The President's Rotten Record on Trade Why George W. Bush is the most protectionist president since Herbert Hoover. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
Paul Magnusson |
Who'll Survive the Textile Trade Shakeout? With the new year, three decades of quotas on U.S. and European textile and apparel imports will become history -- meaning companies will be free to source from the cheapest suppliers. Some 30 million jobs worldwide could be affected, including an estimated 650,000 in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Paul Magnusson |
There's No Holding Back China's Textile Tide In the U.S. and in Europe, the rhetoric about trade with China is intensifying. Even if new quotas are imposed, they are unlikely to provide relief for the U.S. and European industries. |
Reason
February 2006
Griswold, Slivinski & Preble |
Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers The time is ripe for unilaterally removing America's distorting agricultural trade policies. Here's how: 1. Lower Food Prices for American Families... 2. Lower Costs and Increased Exports for American Companies... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Import Quotas Again The Bush administration is pushing for revised import restrictions on Chinese textiles. Retail investors should be aware of the situation but not overreact to it. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Robert J. Barro |
The GOP Doth Protect Too Much, Methinks Tariffs and giveaways help only the special interests -- as outlays soar. |
CIO
June 15, 2005
Stephanie Overby |
Traveling the Supply Chain Book Review: The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade by Pietra Rivoli. |
BusinessWeek
May 3, 2004
Manjeet Kripalani |
India: Speed Up The Sewing Machines As global import quotas expire, India's textile makers are preparing for a comeback. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Paul Magnusson |
Take That, U.S. Farmers! A WTO court ruling on subsidies could tip the power balance in world trade talks |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
Textiles & Apparel: After Quotas, What? The 1974 international Multifiber Agreement is history, and quotas on textile and apparel imports are gone. Now, American companies wonder if they have a future in the U.S. Should they worry? Maybe -- and maybe not. |
CFO
June 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
Go Direct, Young Man Despite the headaches, more retailers and smaller manufacturers are turning to do-it-yourself sourcing. |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Status Quota? Without trade quotas, U.S. textile-makers struggle. And many are terrified. New quotas may provide only a temporary reprieve. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Anne McGuirk |
The Doha Development Agenda The launch of a new trade round in Doha last November was a major breakthrough following the debacle in Seattle in 1999. The new round places the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of its work, but a successful outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion. |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Wei & Javier |
Cotton Prices Rise as Chinese Output Falls Short Chinese apparel producers are being squeezed by a shortfall in the cotton supply. The result could be higher prices in U.S. stores. |
Entrepreneur
May 2005
Mark Henricks |
Tee Time The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy chronicles the round-the-world odyssey of manufacturing... How to Get Your Competition Fired (Without Saying Anything Bad About Them) tells how to un-seat entrenched suppliers during the sales process... |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010 |
The United States of Tariffs Congress' call for punitive tariffs on Chinese goods goes against the free-trade ideology the U.S. has espoused for years. Yet the U.S. has used tariffs for more than two centuries to raise revenue and protect American industry. |
IDB America
February 2005
Ana Cecilia Marin Arana |
Full Needle Ahead How big exporters, tiny garment shops and young designers are giving new life to Peru's ancient textile tradition. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2002
Damien Cave |
Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult... |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Geri Smith |
Central America Is Holding Its Breath The U.S. Senate could soon start hearings on the CAFTA trade pact. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Volatile Sock Market Though we may wish the U.S. textile industry well, we may do best to avoid investing in it. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Michael Arndt |
Deere's Revolution On Wheels Harvesting cutting-edge technologies, Deere & Co. is rolling out one of the biggest advances in farming in half a century. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Roberts & Balfour |
Is China Running Out Of Workers? As farmers stay home, factories in China scramble for employees. It's all putting pressure on wages. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003 |
The Folly Of Slapping Quotas On China America's second-largest trading partner buys lots of U.S. exports -- and mountains of U.S. debt |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Rich Duprey |
China Has Beef With U.S Chicken A virulent trade battle looms as China retaliates for tire quotas. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2009
Nick Zubko |
Tailored to Fit MFG.com has launched an online marketplace dedicated to buyers, purchasing professionals, and factory manufacturers of apparel, footwear, home and commercial textiles. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Stephanie Anderson Forest |
When Quotas End, Who Gets The Goodies? When decades-old quotas on apparel imports from low-cost manufacturing countries expire, wholesale apparel prices will plunge, but retailers may not pass on a lot of savings. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Some Companies Are Better Able to Weather Cotton Storm Many are feeling the effect of higher cotton prices. |
British Heritage
September 2006
Claire Hopley |
British Textiles Clothe the World How did Britain come to dominate the global production of cloth? |
Inc.
October 2005
Darren Dahl |
Going South Opportunity is in season as CAFTA opens up Central America to U.S. exports. |
Reason
September 2004
Jacob Sullum |
Cotton Belt Farmers in developing countries have long blamed U.S. cotton subsidies for encouraging overproduction and driving down world prices. A panel of three trade experts conclude that the subsidies violate WTO rules. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Stop Scapegoating China -- Before It's Too Late It is wrong to blame China for the U.S. trade deficit. Tariffs won't cure U.S. trade ills and may lead to a global slowdown. |
