Sustainable Fashion and Textiles in Latin America
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles in Latin America

Author: Miguel Ángel Gardetti

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-07-29

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 981161850X

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This book highlights the sustainable aspects of fashion and textiles in Latin America and discusses how the manufacturing and consumption of textile products and fashion are significant sources of environmental damage. It addresses important issues of water and energy consumption in the textile and fashion industry and using case studies presents how social responsibilities in consumer behavior can help in minimizing these environmental issues for a better future.

Economic Development of Latin America
Economic Development of Latin America

Author: Celso Furtado

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780521290708

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"This is an introductory survey of the history and recent development of Latin American economy and society from colonial times to the establishment of the military regime in Chile. In the second edition the historical perspective has been enlarged and important events since the Cuban Revolution, such as the agrarian reforms of Peru and Chile, the difficulties of the Central America Common Market and LAFTA, the acceleration of industrialisation in Brazil and the consolidation of the Cuban economy, are discussed. The statistical information has been extended to the early 1970s and the demographic data to 1975"--Back cover.

Industry and Environment in Latin America
Industry and Environment in Latin America

Author: Rhys Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1317797639

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The impact of globalisation on the environment is a much debated issue, reflected in the growing literature on the effects of trade liberalization, the activities of transnational corporations and international finance. Using case-studies from Latin America, this book sets out these debates and presents new empirical evidence on key questions.

Textiles: Production, Trade and Demand
Textiles: Production, Trade and Demand

Author: Maureen Fennell Mazzaoui

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1351895583

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This volume examines the role of textiles within the expanding global economy in the Age of European Exploration. Major themes include: the opening of new markets and responses to competition in the cloth trade, evolving techniques and modes of production, and changes in the patterns of consumption of local and imported cloth in a comparative, cross-cultural context.