Book
The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade / Pietra Rivoli.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780470287163
- ISBN: 0470287160
- Physical Description: xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-304) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Cotton comes to China -- The long race to the bottom -- Sisters in time -- The unwitting conspiracy -- 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? -- 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? |
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| Subject: | T-shirt industry. International trade. Free trade. International economic relations. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Public Library | 382.4568 RIV (Text) | 33391000180822 | Adult Non-fiction | Available | - |
