Trade Liberalisation in Clothing: the MFA Phase‐Out and the Developing Countries

Majmudar, Madhavi

doi:10.1111/j.1467-7679.1996.tb00408.x

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“…To study the impact of the removal of MFA on the export performance, 20 years time period is taken into consideration. The time period is divided into two: Pre MFA (1992MFA ( -2004 and Post MFA (2005-2012. Even though the first phase of quota removal took place in 1995, major percentage (49%) of trade integration has happened only in the year 2005.…”

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“…The entire period of the study is divided into Pre MFA (1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004) and Post MFA (2005-2012. In the Pre MFA period there are 3 Phases; I phase (1995-96), II Phase (1998)(1999) and III Phase (2002-2003 and IV phase (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012).…”

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Export performance of Indian Textile Industry in the Post Multi Fibre Agreement Regime

Manoj

2013

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The Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA) and the quota system which governed the international trade in textiles and clothing came to an end on 1st January, 2005. The quota systems were more restrictive against cotton based fibres, which dominate India‟s textile exports. Since India has a natural comparative advantage in cotton and cotton based fibres, abolition of MFA was expected to benefit India‟s cotton industry as well as cotton based textiles and clothing sectors. This paper analyses the export performance of Indian textile industry in the post quota regime in terms of different sub sectors of Indian textiles during the period from 1992 to 2012.The entire period of the study is divided into Pre MFA (1992-2004) and Post MFA (2005-2012). Export performance has been examined in terms of annual growth rate and Compound Annual Growth Rate for the period from 1992-2012.The study finds that the textile exports have registered a strong growth rate in the post quota period (2005-2006), increasing from 2.69% in 2004-2005 to 23.14% in 2005-2006. A comparison of the different sectors of the textile export shows that all the sectors recorded an increase in the export values at different phases of the quota removal. If we compare the pre MFA growth (III Phase) and Post MFA growth (IV Phase), there has been a remarkable improvement in the export performance of all the sub sectors. Biggest gainer in the post MFA period is manmade textiles followed by cotton textiles and readymade garments. But India was not able to continue the same momentum in the succeeding years. This clearly indicates that Indian textile industry is facing so many challenges in the post quota regime. Thus, it is imperative to improve the competitiveness of our exports through policy changes, new investment and efficient supply chain management.

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Export performance of Indian Textile Industry in the Post Multi Fibre Agreement Regime

Manoj

2013

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“…In general, Asia is expected to benefit, with something like a 6 per cent increase in trade. China and India are likely to gain most, followed by Pakistan and Korea (Majmudar 1996;Yang 1994). All have access to domestically produced fabrics.…”

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Trade liberalisation in the garment industry: Who is really benefiting?

Hale¹

2002

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“…The ATC also stipulates that: consensus within the TMB does not require the assent or concurrence of members appointed by Members involved in an unresolved issue under review by the TMB (Article 7.2). 10 8 See also Majmudar (1996) and Spinanger (1995). 9 In January 1995, the General Council of the WTO decided that TMB members would represent the following constituencies: ASEAN member countries; Canada and Switzerland; Pakistan and China; European Union; Hong Kong and Korea; India and Egypt/Morocco/Tunisia; Japan; Latin America and the Caribbean; the United States; and Norway, Turkey, Czech Republic/Hungary/ Poland/Romania, and Slovak Republic.…”

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Give Us Virtue, But Not Yet: Safegaurd Actions Under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

Reinert

2000

World Economy

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Trade Liberalisation in Clothing: the MFA Phase‐Out and the Developing Countries

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Export performance of Indian Textile Industry in the Post Multi Fibre Agreement Regime

Export performance of Indian Textile Industry in the Post Multi Fibre Agreement Regime

Trade liberalisation in the garment industry: Who is really benefiting?

Give Us Virtue, But Not Yet: Safegaurd Actions Under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

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