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Instruments of Trade Policy Used in International Trade in Textiles
Voldřichová, Jana ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to describe the most important trade policy instruments that have been used in international trade in textiles since the second half of the 20th century, and to deduce the implications of the instruments on the textile sector, mainly the European one. The thesis introduces the classification of instruments in the trade policy used in the international trade in textiles and economic consequences of chosen instruments; brief characteristics of evolution of international trade in textiles since the second half of the 20th century, change in localization and sector structure of the textiles and clothing industry and main trends in its evolution. There are described most important multilateral agreements concerning the trade in textiles: Short-Term Arrangement regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles, Long-Term Arrangement regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles, Multifibre Arrangement, Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and current trends in contractual instruments followed by autonomous instruments such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures and particular cases. The thesis includes consequences of the instruments mentioned above. In the last chapter, the trends in the evolution of instruments are summarized and the reflection on possible solutions for the European, and thus also Czech textile and clothing industry, is mentioned.
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International Trade in Textiles - chosen aspects
Voldřichová, Jana ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Taušer, Josef (referee)
Principal aim of this work is to analyze the impacts of both protectionism and liberalisation in international trade in textiles during the second half of 20th century and the beginning of 21st century. In the first chapter, there is explained the beginning of quantitative restrictions in trade in 1960s as a consequence of Arrangement regarding International Trade in Cotton Textiles. The second chapter deals with the Multifibre Arrangement, its renewal and especially the role of the European Community in the MFA system. At the end, there is depicted the integration of the MFA Arrangement into the GATT system. In the third chapter, there is defined the process of integrating textile products through Agreement on Textiles and Clothing into the liberalized system under WTO rules. The fourth chapter deals with the current situation after the removal of quotas on textile imports and subsequent renewal of restrictions on imports of Chinese textiles till the beginning of December 2008. In the last chapter, there are introduces consequences of Multifibre Arrangement and Agreement on Textiles and Clothing on chosen economies.
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