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This paper attempts to examine the pattern of textile industry development in Indonesia during Soeharto Era (1968-1998) using catching-up product cycle model constructed by Kiyoshi Kojima. who derived the model to explain the experiences of Japan's industrial development. This paper will feature that development pattern of textile industry in Indonesia in aggregate level has quite similar pattern with that of Japan's. So far, in comparison to Japan's textile industry development, textile industry in Indonesia has experienced three stages of development: introductory stage, import substitution stage, and export stage. The writer would show the main characteristics in each stage and mechanisms underlying the shill from one stage to the next by applying characteristics and mechanisms described by Ippei lamazawa.
Keywords:
textile industry development, Indonesia
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