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Task 7 : synthesis report
In-depth assessment of the situation of the European footwear sector and prospects for its future development
Task 7 : synthesis report
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The European footwear industry has been subject to an elongated period of transition since the early 1990s. During these years, EU manufacturers have maintained their competitiveness by offshoring1 the most costly production processes from their home countries to cheaper locations, both within and outside the EU, and introducing cost cutting measures, which have included a reduction in employment within the sector. In response to the challenges the footwear industry is facing, the European Commission has contracted Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd (RPA) to undertake an assessment of the situation of the footwear sector in the EU and prospects for its future development. The study involved a combination of literature research, a questionnaire survey of key stakeholders in the sector and case studies in nine different footwear-producing regions in seven Member States of the EU.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry (European Commission) , Risk & Policy Analysts Limited (RPA)
- Personal author(s): Schamp, Eike ; Shaw, Phil ; Vernon, Jan ; Kantor, Eszter ; Bertram, Heike
- Themes: Industrial policy , Textiles and leather
- Subject: aid to undertakings , competitiveness , economic situation , footwear industry , industrial manufacturing , industrial policy , industrial restructuring , innovation , manufactured goods , offshoring , originating product , research and development
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| ISSN | ISBN | DOI | Catalogue number NB-01-14-255-EN-N |
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