Innovation Policies and International Trade Rules

DONATUS KOSI AYITEY is currently a PhD Researcher at United Nations University, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht. He holds a B.A. and M.Phil degrees in Economics with specialisation in Econometrics and Public Economics from University of Ghana and has worked with the Department of Economics as a Teaching and Research Assistant. He is currently working on Technical Change, Competitiveness and Poverty ResearchFANG CHEN visited UNU-MERIT before graduating from Renmin University and is now at the National Academy of Sciences ZHEN FENG visited UNU-MERIT before graduating from Renmin University and is now at the School of Statistics, Central University of Finance and Economics, BeijingDANBO GUO is a Ph.D student of Renmin University of China ENJING LI is an undergraduate of Renmin University of ChinaHAODI LI is an undergraduate of Renmin University of ChinaZHI LI is a postgraduate student of Renmin University of ChinaAVEERAJ PEEDOLY is a researcher at the Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Mauritius. He is a Warwick graduate in sociology and social policy and is currently studying for his PhD on the impact of changing global flows on labour by assessing the linkages between globalization, export-oriented employment and social exclusion. His other research interests include gender and ethnic inequalitiesADRIANA PELUFFO has a teaching position at the Scientific Research Council and at the School of Economics at the University of the Republic, Uruguay. She is Master in International Economics and PhD candidate at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research interests are trade and economic development, innovation and manufacturing performanceK. NARAYANAN graduated from Delhi School of Economics, India, and carried out Post-doctoral research at Institute of Advanced Studies United Nations University, Japan. His research interests include industrial economics, international business, and economics of technological change and innovation. He has published in the field of industrial competitiveness, technology transfer, and trade. He is currently Professor of Economics, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, IndiaQINGPING ZHANG is an undergraduate of Renmin University of ChinaYANYUN ZHAO is director of Research Centre for Applied Statistics, a key national research institute accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education. His current research activity is the development of national and industrial competitiveness

• Introduction and Conclusion; K.Lal  & P.A.Mohnen Textiles and Clothing Industry and Economic Development: A Global Perspective; K.Lal Institutional Environment and Textiles& Clothing Industry in China; Y.Zhao, D.Guo, F.Chen, F.Zhen, Z.Li, E.Li, H.Li  &  Q.Zhang Indian Textiles& Clothing Industry and Innovation Policies; K.Narayanan Textiles& Clothing Industry and Economic Development: A Case Study of Mauritius; A.S.Peedoly Technological Capacity Building Initiatives in Ghanaian Apparel Industry; D.Kosi Ayitey International Trade Rules and Textiles& Clothing Industry in Uruguay; A.Peluffo