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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0470287160
ISBN-13
9780470287163
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70909846
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy : An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
Subject
Political Economy, International / Economics, International Relations / Trade & Tariffs, Industries / Fashion & Textile Industry
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-054905
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
Praise for THE TRAVELS OF A T-SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY "Engrossing . . . (Rivoli) goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner . . . full of memorable characters and vivid scenes." - Time "An engaging and illuminating saga. . . . Rivoli follows her T-shirt along its route, but that is like saying that Melville follows his whale. . . . Her nuanced and fair-minded approach is all the more powerful for eschewing the pretense of ideological absolutism, and her telescopic look through a single industry has all the makings of an economics classic." - The New York Times "Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. Pietra Rivoli's The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is just such a page-turner." - CIO magazine
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
382/.45687115
Table Of Content
Preface to the Second Edition.Prologue.Part I: King Cotton.Chapter 1: Reinsch Cotton Farm, Smyer, Texas.Chapter 2: The History of American Cotton.Chapter 3: Back at the Reinsch Farm.Chapter 4: All God's Dangers Ain't the Subsidies.Part II: Made in China.Chapter 5: Cotton Comes to China.Chapter 6: The Long Race to the Bottom.Chapter 7: Sisters in Time.Chapter 8: The Unwitting Conspiracy.Part III: Trouble at the Border.Chapter 9: Returning to America.Chapter 10: Dogs Snarling Together.Chapter 11: Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy.Chapter 12: 45 Clears of "Temporary" Protectionism Ends in 2005-Now What?Part IV: My T-shirt Finally Encounters a Free Market.Chapter 13: Where T-shirts Go After the Salvation Army Bin.Chapter 14: How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe east Africa with Old American T-Shirts.Conclusion.Acknowledgements.Notes.Bibliography.
Synopsis
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated into fourteen languages, Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities., The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated into fourteen languages, Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities. Now updated and revised--including a discussion of environmental issues--this fascinating book illustrates crucial lessons in economics, politics, and globalization. The major themes and conclusions from the first edition are intact, but in response to questions from readers and students around the world, the second edition now includes: Updates on the people, businesses, and politics involved in the production of the T-shirt. Discussions of environmental issues related to both international trade and the T-shirt's life story., Praise for The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy "Engrossing... [Rivoli] goes wherever the Tshirt goes and there are surprises around every corner....full of memorable characters and vivid scenes." Time "An engaging and illuminating saga . . . Rivoli follows her Tshirt along its route, but that is like saying that Melville follows his whale . . . Her nuanced and fairminded approach is all the more powerful for eschewing the pretense of ideological absolutism, and her telescopic look through a single industry has all the makings of an economics classic." The New York Times "Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. Rivoli's The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy is just such a pageturner." CIO magazine "Succeeds admirably...Tshirts may not have changed the world, but their story is a useful account of how free trade and protectionism certainly have." Financial Times "A readable and evenhanded treatment of the complexities of world trade... As Rivoli repeatedly makes clear, there is absolutely nothing free about free trade except the slogan." San Francisco Chronicle "A fascinating exploration of the history, economics, and politics of world trade...The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy is a thoughtprovoking yarn that exhibits the ugly, the bad, and the good of globalization, and points to the unintended positive consequences of the clash between proponents and opponents of free trade." Fort Worth StarTelegram, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated into fourteen languages, Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities. Now updated and revised--including a discussion of environmental issues--this fascinating book illustrates crucial lessons in economics, politics, and globalization. The major themes and conclusions from the first edition are intact, but in response to questions from readers and students around the world, the second edition now includes: Updates on the people, businesses, and politics involved in the production of the T-shirt. Discussions of environmental issues related to both international trade and the T-shirt's life story.
LC Classification Number
HD9969.S6R58 2009
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