COMPETITIVENESS IN THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF TURKEY, CHINA, INDIA AND PAKISTAN
TEKSTİL VE HAZIR GİYİM SEKTÖRÜNDE REKABET GÜCÜ: TÜRKİYE, ÇİN, HİNDİSTAN VE PAKİSTAN ÖRNEĞİ

Author : Dilek ŞAHİN
Number of pages : 71-84

Abstract

Textile and apparel industry plays an important role in the development process of developing countries. Textile and apparel industry is the most intense international competition and is one of the sectors that increased with each passing day. The concept of competitiveness in the textile and apparel industry is extremely important. The aim of this study is to analyze the competition power in the textile and apparel industry of Turkey, China, India and Pakıstan. The study dealt with the period 2000-2014 and SITC Rev. 3 two-digit classification was used. In this study, Revealed Comparative Advantage and Comparative Export Performance index was used. As a result, it was observed that the high competitiveness of the textile and apparel industry in the discussed countries.

Keywords

Textile and Apparel Industry, Competitiveness, Revealed Comparative Advantage.

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