@article{Redman:334639,
      recid = {334639},
      author = {Redman, John M. and Sears, David W.},
      title = {Helping Rural Manufacturers Adjust to New Trade Rules:   Developing State Strategies for the Rural Apparel Industry},
      address = {1994-08},
      number = {2487-2023-649},
      series = {Rural Development Research Report No. 87},
      pages = {31},
      year = {1994},
      note = {For purposes of this study, we have defined the apparel  sector broadly to include: (1) the yarn, fabric, and  machinery sectors supplying the clothing sector, (2) the  clothing manufacturing sector, (3) the apparel distribution  network, most importantly the retail sector, and (4) the  labor from households, educational institutions, and  training programs employed in all these sectors.  We use  the term "apparel" to refer to these sectors collectively.   We use the term "clothing" to refer only to those  activities that (1) cut whole fabric into pieces, (2)  assemble these pieces into a final garment, or (3) form  yarn directly into a completed garment (e.g., hosiery)  without first cutting pieces from fabric.  We use the term  "textile" to refer collectively to yarn production, fabric  production, and fabric finishing.},
      abstract = {During the 1990's, apparel industry adjustment to foreign  competition and technological change will likely accelerate  as the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and  the recently concluded General Agreement on Tariffs and  Trade (GATT) significantly expand foreign access to the  U.S. apparel market.  To better cope with this adjustment,  a State may wish to form "apparel action teams" to review  State economic development options vis a vis the apparel  industry.  This report discusses 12 key questions a State  might usefully address in assembling such a team and  defining the team's agenda.  The 12 questions fall into 3  major categories: (1) putting together the policy team; (2)  setting the ground rules for planning; and (3) setting the  ground rules for implementation.  The "action team"  approach suggested here should be widely applicable for use  in many States' key manufacturing sectors. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/334639},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.334639},
}