Pakistan's Cotton and Textile Economy: Intersectoral Linkages and Effects on Rural and Urban Poverty

by David Orden and Caesar B. Cororaton

Pakistan's cotton, textile, and apparel industries are key sectors of the nation's economy; their performance can contribute to either a rise or fall in poverty. These vital industries have faced a variety of challenges and opportunities in recent years, including world cotton price instability, liberalization of the multilateral clothing and textile trade, and sharp swings in the Pakistani macroeconomic situation. Using a computable general equilibrium...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896291677
• ISBN13: 9780896291676
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
• Length: 107 Pages