An Inquiry into the Rapid Growth of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh
An Inquiry into the Rapid Growth of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh
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DOI：
10.1086/661218
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
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2
通讯作者：
Sonobe, Tetsushi
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作者：
Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul;Sonobe, Tetsushi
孟加拉国以出口为导向的服装业在过去30年里发展迅速，目前已跻身世界最大服装出口国之列。虽然它的早期成功归功于最初的韩国技术转移，但这种一次性的知识灌输本身不足以解释30年来的持续增长。本文使用从针织品制造商和服装贸易商收集的原始数据来探索高级技能和诀窍的持续学习过程。研究发现，服装制造业由于最初注入特定的人力资本而获得的高盈利能力吸引了许多受过高等教育的企业家进入该行业，制造商和贸易商之间的分工促进了行业的扩张，企业的增长之所以持续了很长时间，是因为受过高等教育的企业家不断向国外学习。
The export-oriented garment industry in Bangladesh has grown rapidly for the last 3 decades and now ranks among the largest garment exporters in the world. While its early success is attributed to the initial technology transfer from South Korea, such a one-time infusion of knowledge alone is insufficient to explain the sustained growth for 3 decades. This article uses primary data collected from knitwear manufacturers and garment traders to explore the process of the continuous learning of advanced skills and know-how. It finds, among other things, that the high profitability of garment manufacturing due to the initial infusion of specific human capital attracted a number of highly educated entrepreneurs to the industry, that the division of labor between manufacturers and traders has facilitated the expansion of the industry, and that enterprise growth has lasted long because of the continuous learning from abroad by the highly educated entrepreneurs.