The coming shifts in global textiles and apparel trade Thursday, November 18, 2004 The Washington Post recently ran a good series of articles on the shifting trends in the global textile trade. On January 1, the world trade rules on the global textile trade will undergo the most significant revision in thirty years. New pattern is cut for global textile trade provides a good overview of the issue. Apparel Apocalypse? argues that global trade patterns are determined as much by supply chain dynamics as by wage rates. Ready to Take On All Competitors and Markets focuses on how China is prepared to dominate the textile and apparel trade. Banking on Openness and Proximity to U.S. explores how the textile and apparel industry in Honduras is hoping to survive in this new world order. Pinning Hope On Fair Labor Standards explores the situation of producers in Cambodia. This interactive web graphic provides a fascinating overview of the global trade dynamics. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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