Measuring competition for textiles: Does the United States make the grade? Academic Article

abstract

• Increasing competition from foreign manufacturers threatens the viability of textile producers in the United States. This paper evaluates the U.S. competitive position in the cotton yarn segment using established quantifiable measures and provides an overall competitive assessment. The measures employed show the United States to be at a relative competitive disadvantage when compared to major international producers of cotton yarn. However, the margin of this competitive disadvantage is shown to be relatively small and in some cases, decreasing. 2007 International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA). All rights reserved.

authors

• Welch, J. Mark

published proceedings

• International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

author list (cited authors)

• Welch, J. M., & Lyford, C. P.

complete list of authors

• Welch, JM||Lyford, CP

publication date

• January 2007

published in

• INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW  Journal

start page

• 64

end page

• 77

volume

• 10

issue

• 4