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Sewing Success?: Employment, Wages, And Poverty Following The End Of The Multifibre Arrangement (Directions In Development) (Di,New
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Sewing Success? Employment, Wages, and Poverty following the End of the MultiFibre Arrangement (MFA) analyzes the impact of the 2004 MFA phaseout on key social indicators in major apparelexporting developing countries. This study provides important policy insights on how to maximize the povertyreduction potential of the apparel industry in a postMFA environment: The significant postMFA reallocation of production across countries did not necessarily match predictions. Wage differences explain some of the production shifts, but domestic policies targeting the apparel industry, ownership type, and functional upgrading of the industry also played important roles. Using exports as a metric of success in terms of reducing poverty is insufficient. Falling exports usually meant a loss of opportunities for lowincome workers, but rising exports did not always benefit poor workers. Rising global competition may induce a shift toward highervalue production and services that are often less labor and femaleintensive. PostMFA apparel workers experienced changes in both short and longrun wage components as well as employment. It is important to understand these different determinants of poverty. Countries that actively promoted industry upgrading or established a niche position experienced larger increases in exports. Since upgrading does not always correspond to increases in employment or wages, it is also crucial to develop worker skills and improve working conditions.In short, export and economic growth alone are not enough; the composition of growth also matters. Poverty falls if employment or wages increase for the people at the lower end of the income distribution, and countries that experience growth in laborintensive sectors are more likely to reduce poverty.This book will be of interest to academics, policy makers, and decision makers in nongovernmental organizations who work in the areas of international trade, development, and poverty.
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