Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
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Ten years after the collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, the garment industry’s deadliest disaster, reforms are incomplete. The opaqueness of today’s complex supply chain is part of the problem.
The experiences of all past successful late industrialisers tell us that experimentation with policies resulted in better outcomes.
The US-Africa trade pact has had a significant impact on stimulating export trade – but African countries have not realised its full potential.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
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Professor of Technology and Operations, University of Michigan
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Professor of Geography, Bowling Green State University
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Assistant Research Scientist, Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Economics and Government, Texas A&M University
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Professor and the Chair of the Department of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University
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Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
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Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising, Oklahoma State University
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Lecturer in Politics, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
