Global, regional, and local: New firm formation and spatial restructuring in China’s apparel industry

Abstract

The promising development of China’s export-oriented apparel firms has been largely attributed to (1) the flexible business environment including cheap peasant workers who migrate from western and central region to coastal China, and China’s other low-cost factor inputs, land electricity, and raw materials; (2) loose inspection on import materials and export products in customs; (3) half-hearted implementation of environmental and labor regulations; and (4) preferential tax policies.