The garment industry in Fiji has had a number of local, global and regional spurs. In particular, it evolved within a unique political economy of growth and structural adjustment in Fiji and the region. The industry experienced rapid expansion after the coups of 1987 and the shift to foreign exchange earning policies. Its growth (in terms of income and employment) was also attributed to the gradual repositioning of the garment industries of Australia and New Zealand. The Fijian garment industry, then, was established to fill an important role following import-substitution policies and preceding the experience of wider globalisation (for example, through SPARTECA and the ICS).