A key defining aspect of current globalisation is the production of components in value chains assembled into products for final markets (Dicken 1998). The global clothing and textiles (C&T) value chains are excellent examples of such complex networks (Gibbon 2003b).
In 2003, global C&T exports were valued at US$395bn, making it one
of the world’s most traded manufactured products. Even more significantly, between 1990–2003 exports increased at a compounded annual rate of 6.6 per cent.
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