The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment

There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector. India specializes in the upstream segment, supplying such intermediate inputs as silk, cotton, yarn, and fabrics to Bangladesh....

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Main Authors:	Kabir, Mahfuz, Singh, Surendar, Ferrantino, Michael J.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TEXTILE INDUSTRY CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS APPAREL INDUSTRY TRADE POLICY NONTARRIFF MEASURES SUBSIDIES SPECIALIZATION DISTORTIONS INDUSTRIAL POLICY COMPETITION POLICY RULES OF ORIGIN TRADE FACILITATION
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spelling	okr-10986-312632022-09-20T00:14:24Z The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment Kabir, Mahfuz Singh, Surendar Ferrantino, Michael J. MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TEXTILE INDUSTRY CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS APPAREL INDUSTRY TRADE POLICY NONTARRIFF MEASURES SUBSIDIES SPECIALIZATION DISTORTIONS INDUSTRIAL POLICY COMPETITION POLICY RULES OF ORIGIN TRADE FACILITATION There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector. India specializes in the upstream segment, supplying such intermediate inputs as silk, cotton, yarn, and fabrics to Bangladesh. Bangladesh specializes in the downstream final apparel segment, exporting worldwide as well as to India. Tariffs and nontariff barriers in both countries inhibit the growth of value chain linkages. In addition, subsidies and other industrial policies in India distort incentives away from the natural pattern of specialization. The results of a new survey of textile and clothing firms in both countries corroborate these findings. Reforms in trade policy (including rules of origin), trade facilitation, trade-related standards, and institutions could help both countries better take advantage of value chain linkages. 2019-02-13T17:01:14Z 2019-02-13T17:01:14Z 2019-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/101321549556073308/The-Textile-Clothing-Value-Chain-in-India-and-Bangladesh-How-Appropriate-Policies-Can-Promote-or-Inhibit-Trade-and-Investment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31263 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8731 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TEXTILE INDUSTRY CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS APPAREL INDUSTRY TRADE POLICY NONTARRIFF MEASURES SUBSIDIES SPECIALIZATION DISTORTIONS INDUSTRIAL POLICY COMPETITION POLICY RULES OF ORIGIN TRADE FACILITATION
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description	There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector. India specializes in the upstream segment, supplying such intermediate inputs as silk, cotton, yarn, and fabrics to Bangladesh. Bangladesh specializes in the downstream final apparel segment, exporting worldwide as well as to India. Tariffs and nontariff barriers in both countries inhibit the growth of value chain linkages. In addition, subsidies and other industrial policies in India distort incentives away from the natural pattern of specialization. The results of a new survey of textile and clothing firms in both countries corroborate these findings. Reforms in trade policy (including rules of origin), trade facilitation, trade-related standards, and institutions could help both countries better take advantage of value chain linkages.
format	Working Paper
author	Kabir, Mahfuz Singh, Surendar Ferrantino, Michael J.
author_facet	Kabir, Mahfuz Singh, Surendar Ferrantino, Michael J.
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title	The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
title_short	The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
title_full	The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
title_fullStr	The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
title_full_unstemmed	The Textile-Clothing Value Chain in India and Bangladesh : How Appropriate Policies Can Promote (or Inhibit) Trade and Investment
title_sort	textile-clothing value chain in india and bangladesh : how appropriate policies can promote (or inhibit) trade and investment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/101321549556073308/The-Textile-Clothing-Value-Chain-in-India-and-Bangladesh-How-Appropriate-Policies-Can-Promote-or-Inhibit-Trade-and-Investment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31263
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