Multinationals, Technology and Regional Linkages in Myanmar's Clothing Industry
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Keywords
Clothing; Myanmar; productivity; regional linkages; technology;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L62 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
- O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EFF-2015-04-11 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-SEA-2015-04-11 (South East Asia)
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