The South African textile industry : opportunities and constraints with particular reference to environmental issues and eco-labelling

The aim of this thesis is to analyse and highlight the key issues facing the South African textile industry as it attempts to re-align itself, from an industry that operated in a highly protected manufacturing and policy environment, to an industry confronted with globalisation, increased competition, improved foreign market access and important environmental issues. Critical challenges facing the South African textile industry, and that in many other developing and developed countries, include the increased need for international competitiveness, the integration of environmental issues with trade aspects, and the potential impact that non-tariff trade barriers may have on the textile production pipeline. Trade patterns and value chains in the 21 st century will not necessarily resemble those of the past century. Tariff barriers are increasingly giving way to technical or non-tariff barriers, and there is a growing emphasis on environmentally preferable production methods, especially in the developed world. This has important consequences for developing countries like South Africa, and presents specific challenges and opportunities.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Economics

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Naumann, Eckart

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kaplan, David

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5723

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5723