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Garment manufacturing in Cambodia and Laos

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  • Rajah Rasiah

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This paper uses the systemic quad to examine the strength of the embedding support and firm-level technological capabilities of garment firms in Cambodia and Laos. Although garment exports have surged in both countries, it is argued in the paper that its sustenance will require institutional capacity building. Laos is the more disadvantaged of the two countries as it is landlocked and endowed with too small a labour force. The paper argues that unless the institutional and firm-level technological capabilities are developed further, both countries will find it difficult to retain a significant presence of garment firms once the preferential trade privileges are withdrawn.

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  • Rajah Rasiah, 2009. "Garment manufacturing in Cambodia and Laos," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(2), pages 150-161.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:14:y:2009:i:2:p:150-161
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860902785989
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    1. Voravidh Charoenloet, 2015. "Industrialization, globalization and labour force participation in Thailand," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 130-142, January.
    2. Rajah Rasiah, 2011. "Epilogue: Implications from industrializing East Asia's innovation and learning experiences," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 257-262, April.
    3. Nazia Nazeer & Rajah Rasiah, 2016. "Explaining Pakistan’s Premature Deindustrialization," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 21(Special E), pages 351-368, September.
    4. Huff, Gregg, 2024. "Vent-for-surplus in Southeast Asian development since 1870," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 181(C).
    5. Souksavanh Vixathep & Nobuaki Matsunaga, 2012. "Firm Efficiency in Cambodia's Garment Industry on the Eve of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement Termination," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 26(4), pages 359-380, December.
    6. Miao Zhang & Xin Xin Kong & Santha Chenayah Ramu, 2016. "The transformation of the clothing industry in China," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 86-109, January.
    7. Miao ZHANG & Xin Xin KONG & Santha Chenayah RAMU, 2015. "The Transformation of the Clothing Industry in China," Working Papers DP-2015-12, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).

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