"Export Policy and the Italian Textile Industry in the Postwar Era (1945-1957): Synthetic Fiber, Cotton, Silk, Wool Productions and the Sector-specific Conditions"

　　　The aim of this paper is to examine historically a mechanism of value-added products of the Italian textile industry in the postwar era, 1945-1957. When Italy became a member of the European Economic Community in 1958, Italian textile products had competed against French textile products, as Koga (1985) mentioned. It is said that the Italian fashion prosperity was built in the 1960s, but little attention has been given to the process in the textile industry producing value-added goods in the period before the EEC.
Actually, the textile industry was consisted of many sectors such as synthetic fiber, cotton, silk and wool, therefore they had each policy and each condition. Especially, the cotton industry was influenced by the American political implication. The purpose here is to discuss their policies and conditions, and to explain the trend of textile goods export considering the industrial districts in Italy.
This study can be divided into four sections. We will begin by considering the trade liberation after the war and the Italian textile industry segments. Secondly, we will focus on the synthetic fiber industry. This industry producing nylon had an effect on the silk and wool industries. Furthermore, the cotton industry was strongly supported by the American financial aids as we know well. Finally, it should also be added that the fashion after the war influenced by the American culture, and the marketing effort were important for international collaborations and textile technical developments.
This study will provide a further discussion about the Italian textile and fashion industries prosperity before the WWII and after the EEC.