Adjusting to trade liberalisation: the case of firms in the South African textile sector
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1 This paper has been prepared as part of the project 'Globalisation, Production and Poverty', financed by a research grant from the UK Department for International Development. South Africa is one of two target countries in which the impact of globalisation is being studied in relation to the textiles industry; the other is Vietnam. For more information on the project, see: www.gapresearch.org/programme/profile-08.html. The UK Department for International Development (DfID) supports policies, programmes and projects to promote international development. DfID provided funds for this study as part of that objective, but the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors alone.
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