Welcome
This guide contains a selection of resources related to CTD447, Textiles and Apparel in International Trade. Use these resources to evaluate the country you are considering for production and select an apparel contractor.
Best Bets
- Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Global Road Warrior consists of country guides covering a variety of topics including education, country facts, business culture, climate, life cycles, religion, food, health, electrical, transportation and more.
- D&B Hoovers This link opens in a new window
D&B Hoovers, formerly OneSource Global Business Browser, provides access to industry analysis, company profiles, corporate families, key executives, and financial data.
Country Information
- Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Gale In Context: Global Issues provides a comprehensive global perspective on key global issues, including Food Security, Genocide, Human Rights, and Extreme Weather, integrating news, primary source documents, and more.
- Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport is a comprehensive system providing key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and consumers, with statistics covering historical and forecasted data. Includes lifestyle indicators and analysis, market analysis, company profiles and market shares.
- CIA World FactbookCountry profiles include economy, demographics, political situation, etc.
- Country Background NotesIncludes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy and foreign relations of many nations.
Sourcing Information
- Scout This link opens in a new window
The University of Alabama's discovery service, searching content from hundreds of electronic databases, print resources from our library catalog, ebooks, videos, news and more.
- Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Business Source Ultimate gives access to full-text business journals, covering current trends, historical data, and global perspectives from 1886 to present. It includes essential journals like Harvard Business Review and Forbes.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Analyses for 700+ US industries. Includes global & specialized industry reports, risk rating reports and business environment profiles.
Scout Search Tips
Choose keywords that best describe your topic.
- China and "apparel industry"
- China and apparel and outsourcing
HINTS
- link words using "and"
- use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase or group of words
Add another term to narrow and focus your search
- Mexico and "trade quota" and fabrics
Is your topic too broad? Look at the subject terms in the left-hand column for narrower topics to focus on
To limit your search to a particular time period use the sliding timeline in the left-hand column