The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy : An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade,9780471724193

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy : An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade

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ISBN13: 9780471724193
ISBN10: 047172419X
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Pub. Date: 2005-04-01
Publisher(s): WILEY
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Summary

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a used clothing market in Africa, to investigate compelling questions about the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization. Using the story of the t-shirt to illustrate the major issues of the globalization debate, this uniquely entertaining business book offers a surprising, enlightening, and balanced look at one of the major topics of our time.

Table of Contents

PREFACE.
PROLOGUE.
PART I: KING COTTON.
1. Reinsch Cotton Farm, Smyer, Texas.
2. The History of American Cotton.
3. Back at the Reinsch Farm.
PART II: MADE IN CHINA.
4. Cotton Comes to China.
5. The Long Race to the Bottom.
6. Sisters in Time.
PART III: TROUBLE AT THE BORDER.
7. Dogs Snarling Together.
8. Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy.
9. 40 Years of “Temporary” Protectionism Ends in 2005—and China Takes All the Jobs.
PART IV: MY T-SHIRT FINALLY ENCOUNTERS A FREE MARKET.
10. Where T-Shirts Go after the Salvation Army Bin.
11. How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts.
CONCLUSION.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
NOTES.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
INDEX.

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