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Footloose investors : investing in the garment industry in Africa


Document type: report
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Abstract: This report focuses on Lesotho and Swaziland as two countries that received a share of the foreign investment and whose garment industries and exports have grown substantially. Attention is also given to several Asian production companies that have started production in Sub-Saharan Africa, benefiting from trade acts and incentives given.
Authors: Haan, E. de , Vander Stichele, M.
Country: Lesotho , Swaziland
Category: Research
Editor: Turner, J.
ISBN: 978-90-71284-17-5
Keywords: industry , economic development , labour
Language: eng
Organization: SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
PAGE: 58
Place: Amsterdam
Publisher: SOMO
Year: 2007
Region: Southern Africa
Right: © 2007 SOMO This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License
Subject: Economic Development and Trade
Title: Footloose investors : investing in the garment industry in Africa