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

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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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. 'Succeeds admirably ...T-shirts may not have changed the world, but their story is a useful account of how free trade and protectionism certainly have' - "Financial Times".'[A] fascinating exploration of the history, economics, and politics of world trade ..." The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy" is a thought-provoking 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' - "Star-Telegram "(Fort Worth). 'Part travelogue, part history, and part economics, "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy" is all storytelling, and in the grand style. A must-read" - Peter J. Dougherty, Senior "Economics Editor", Princeton University Press, author of "Who's Afraid of Adam Smith?" 'A readable and evenhanded treatment of the complexities of free trade ...As Rivoli repeatedly makes clear, there is absolutely nothing free about free trade except the slogan' - "San Francisco Chronicle".

Table of Contents:
Preface.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.PART II: MADE IN CHINA.Chapter 4. Cotton Comes to China.Chapter 5. The Long Race to The Bottom.Chapter 6. Sisters in Time.PART III: TROUBLE AT THE BORDER.Chapter 7. Dogs Snarling Together.Chapter 8. Perverse Effects and Unintended.Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy.Chapter 9. 40 Years of "Temporary" Protectionism.PART IV: MY T-SHIRT FINALLY ENCOUNTERS A FREE MARKET.Chapter 10. Where T-Shirts Go after the Salvation Army Bin.Chapter 11. How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts.Conclusion.Epilogue to the Paperback Edition.Acknowledgments.Notes.Bibliography.Index.

About the Author :
Pietra Rivoli, PhD, is on the faculty of Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where she specializes in international business, finance, and social issues in business.

Review :
"...this book contains some useful insights into the world of PR's 'outrageous stunts' " (Management Today, August 2007)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470039205
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
  • Width: 157 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0470039205
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jul 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 352 gr


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