There is particular academic interest in:

• working conditions in the sector,
• gender issues
• market comparisons
• skill needs

Sources

Arrowsmith, Gilman, Edwards and Ram (2003)

Arrowsmith, J., Gilman, M.W., Edwards, P. and Ram, M. (2003) ‘The Impact of the National Minimum Wage in Small Firms’, British Journal of Industrial Relations 41(3) 435-456.

Lane and Probert (2004)

Lance, C. and Probert, J. (2004) 'Between the global and local: a comparison of the German and UK clothing industry', Competition and Change 8(3): 243-266.

Leslie (2002)

Leslie, D. (2002) ‘Gender, Retail Employment and the Clothing Commodity Chain’, Gender, Place and Culture 9(1): 61-76.

McRobbie (2002)

McRobbie, A. (2002) 'Fashion Culture: Creative Work, Female Individualization', Feminist Review 71(1): 52-62.

Taplin, Winterton and Winterton (2003)

Taplin, I.M., Winterton, J. and Winterton, R. (2003) ‘Understanding Labour Turnover in a Labour Intensive Industry: Evidence from the British Clothing Industry’, Journal of Management Studies 40(4):1021- 1046.

Undy, Kessler and Thompson (2002)

Undy, R., Kessler, I. and Thompson, M. (2002) ‘The impact of the national minimum wage on the apparel industry’, Industrial Relations Journal 33(4): 351-364.

Winterton and Winterton (2002)

Winterton, J. and Winterton, R. (2002) ‘Forecasting skill needs in the UK clothing industry’, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management 6(4): 352-362.

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