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Case Study - 1 - The Rise of Bangladesh's Textile Trade
Case Study - 1 - The Rise of Bangladesh's Textile Trade
dustry in Bangladesh are about $50 to $60 a month, less 3. What international trade theory, or theories, best
than half the minimum wage in China. While this pay explain the rise of Bangladesh as a textile export
rate seems dismally low by Western standards, in a coun ing powerhouse?
try where the gross national income per capita is only 4. How secure is Bangladesh's textile industry from
$470 a year, it is a living wage and a source of foreign competition? What factors could ulti
employment for some 3 million people, 85 percent of mately lead to a decline?