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TFE 4802 Textile Economics: A Global Perspective

Quote of the Day

"Sir, my cranium consisting of Vermont marble, volcanic lava, and African ivory, covered with a thick layer of case hardened steel, forms an impenetrable barrier to all that seek to impress itself upon the ashen tissues of my brain. Hence, the effulgent and ostentatiously effervescent phrases just directed and reiterated for my comprehension have failed to penetrate and permeate the soniferous forces of my atrocious intelligence."

What I took away from today's lecture -JG's editorial license "It's not merely a question of the number of spinning positions, productivity of each position is must also be considered. Do you want a free ride with that cotton farm?"

Class Notes Page Here you will find the various materials presented in each lecture.

Country Information Pages Links here to student-edited country information pages

Material for Friday September 28th - Crisis in American Textiles

Useful web sites:

Textile Specific

  1. American Textile Manufacturers Institute
  2. National Textile Center
  3. Consortium on Competitiveness for the Apparel, Carpet and Textile Industries
  4. Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association
  5. International Textile Manufacturers Federation
  6. International Cotton Advisory Council
  7. Cotton Incorporated

International News and Economics

  1. The Economist
  2. The Conference Board
  3. Central Intelligence Agency
  4. The World Bank
  5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  6. The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  7. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  8. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  9. The Federal Reserve Board(The Fed)
  10. The Dismal Scientist
  11. Economic Definitions for Journalists
  12. Global Economic Indicators
Other documents of Interest

Cotton World Markets and Trade.pdf
http://www.drsohn.com/01publ/intlwarn/2001/EW0701.pdf this sight is really awesome, you can get stuff like trade balance, real GPD and inflation rates -- meredith
Eyes on Aisa - commentary on the fortunes of Textiles in the Pacific Rim --Jay 10/03/01