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

Name: Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
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ISBN: 9780470287163

ISBN-10: 0470287160

ISBN-13: 9780470287163

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Pietra Rivoli, Rivoli

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This revised edition of the international bestseller (60,000 copies sold since 2005) now covers the biggest question Rivoli encounters from her readers: "What was the environmental impact of your t-shirt in Texas , China , Africa , etc.?" The new edition also explains what has happened to the main characters in the last 4 years, updates the latest political and economic developments that affect the story, and includes new teaching aids.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/3/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface To The Second Edition


Prologue



King Cotton



How America Has Dominated the Global Cotton Industry for 200 Years



The History of American Cotton



Back at the Reinsch Farm



All God's Dangers Ain't the Subsidies



Made In China



Cotton Comes to China



The Long Race to the Bottom



Sisters in Time



The Unwitting Conspiracy



Trouble At The Border



Returning to America



Dogs Snarling Together



Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy



45 Years of "Temporary" Protectionism End in 2009-Now What?



My T-Shirt Finally Encounters A Free Market



Where T-shirts Go after the Salvation Army Bin



How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts



Mitumba: Friend or Foe to Africa?


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index