COMPETITIVENESS OF TURKISH TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTORS AGAINST EU-15 COUNTRIES AFTER CUSTOMS UNION Cover Image

TÜRK TEKSTİL VE HAZIR GİYİM SEKTÖRLERİNİN GÜMRÜK BİRLİĞİ SONRASI AB–15 ÜLKELERİ KARŞISINDAKİ REKABET GÜCÜ
COMPETITIVENESS OF TURKISH TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTORS AGAINST EU-15 COUNTRIES AFTER CUSTOMS UNION

Author(s): Ahmet Okur, Melih Özçalık
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Customs Union; textile and clothing industries; revealed comparative advantages

Summary/Abstract: Turkey had an inward-looking economic policy based on the post 1980 period firstly then Turkey followed an economic policy based on the outward-looking. One of the biggest market for exporting of Turkey is European Union (EU). As a result of realization of the Customs Union with the EU, industrial sectors have started to experience intense competition in the process. Priority from the beginning of an open model of growth in Turkey is textile and clothing sectors. Therefore, the external competitiveness of the sector level is important. In this study, the revealed comparative advantages approach in textile and clothing sectors examined between EU countries and Turkey.

  • Issue Year: 11/2013
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 205-223
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish