The South African Textile Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
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South Africa; Textile Industry;JEL classification:
- D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
- F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
- L - Industrial Organization
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