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Neither China prospered because of RMG (but heavy industries) nor Bangladesh stands anywhere near China or India in RMG either (while India is focused on heavy and electronic industries).
Textile sector is biggest in Bangladesh not because its revolutionary but because Bangladesh is technologically too backward to create a real industry.
Bangladesh will stabilise into a middle income trap after saturation of textile and that's best future of BD, at least better than Pakistan which is not going reach even there.
western countries decided for BD which industry they will adopt.
since they were a new country at that time, doubtful if they had any say in this matter.
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Multi Fibre arrangement
The Multifiber Arrangement was first established as a short-term measure under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1974. It was meant to acknowledge how cheap clothing and textile import (namely yarns, fabrics, made-up textile products, and clothing) threatened and disrupted markets in developed nations as well as how exports helped diversify their earnings of shape the economic growth of developing nations, such as Bangladesh and China.
Developing countries often relied on primary commodity exports. The MFA attempted to mitigate the potential for conflict to ensure international trade cooperation. The quotas established were meant to manage the global clothing and textiles trade in the shorter term to prevent market disruptions. The ultimate aim remained to reduce the barriers and liberalization of trade, with developing countries expected to take an increasing role over time.
Multifiber Arrangement: What It Was and Special Considerations
The Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) was an international trade agreement between several countries on textiles and clothing that was active from 1974 to 2004.
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