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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

By Pietra Rivoli

ISBN: 9780471648499
UPC: 723812659692
EAN: 0723812659692

Published: 2005

Number of Pages: 272

Edition: 1st

Binding: Hardcover


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Product Type: Book

Publisher: Wiley

Description: 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


Library of Congress Control Number
   - LC control Number:  2004025910
   - LC control Number: 2004025910

National Bibliography Number
   - Source: bnbGBA502679

National Bibliographic Agency Control Number
   - Source: Uk
   - Record control number: 013079990

International Standard Book Number: 04716484930471648493 (cloth)

Level of Bibliographic Control and Coding Detail: COUTTS

Library of Congress Call Number
   - Classification number: HD
   - Classification number: HD9969.S6
   - Item number: R58 2005

Dewey Decimal Classification Number
   - Edition number: 22
   - Classification number: 382/.45687115

Other Classification Number
   - Number source: bcl
   - Classification number: 83.42

Main Entry - Personal Name
   - Personal name: Rivoli, Pietra
   - Personal name: Rivoli, Pietra.

Title Statement
   - Title: The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy :
   - Remainder of title: an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade /
   - Remainder of title: an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade /
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Pietra Rivoli
   - Statement of responsibility, etc.: Pietra Rivoli.

Varying Form of Title
   - Title proper/short title: Travels of a tee shirt in the global economy

Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Hoboken, N.J. :
   - Place of publication, distribution, etc.: Hoboken, NJ :
   - Name of publisher, distribution, etc.: John Wiley & Sons,
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2005
   - Date of publication, distribution, etc.: c2005.

Physical Description
   - Extent: xvii, 254 p. :
   - Other physical details: ill.
   - Other physical details: ill. ;
   - Other physical details: ill., charts ;
   - Dimensions: 24 cm
   - Dimensions: 24 cm.

General Note: "Given by Edith and Rolly Limpin in great success of their son, Ramil Limpin, Class of 2005."--Bookplate

Bibliography, etc. Note
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
   - Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note: pt. 1. King cotton -- 1. Reinsch cotton farm, Smyer, Texas -- 2. The history of American cotton -- 3. Back at the Reinsch farm -- pt. II. Made in China -- 4. Cotton comes to China -- 5. The long race to the bottom -- 6. Sisters in time -- pt. 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 -- pt. IV. My T-shirt finally encounters a free market -- 10. Where T-shirts go after the Salvation Army bin -- 10. How small entrepreneurs clothe East Africa with old American T-shirts.Reinsch Cotton Farm, Smyer, Texas -- The History of American Cotton -- Back at the Reinsch Farm -- Cotton Comes to China -- The Long Race to the Bottom -- Sisters in Time -- Dogs Snarling Together -- Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy -- 40 Years of "Temporary" Protectionism Ends in 2005 - And China Takes All -- Where T-Shirts Go After the Salvation Army Bin -- How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts.

Summary, etc.: "In The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, business professor Pietra Rivoli takes the reader on an around-the-world adventure to reveal the life story of her six-dollar T-shirt. Traveling from a West Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory, and from trade negotiations in Washington to a used clothing market in Africa, Rivoli examines international trade through the life story of this simple product. Combining a compelling story with substantive scholarship, Rivoli shows that both globalization's critics and its cheerleaders have oversimplified the world of international trade." "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy uses a simple T-shirt to reveal the politics and the human side of the globalization debate. Within the fabric of every product are fascinating businesses, good and bad politics, revealing histories, and especially the hopes and dreams of real people. These people's stories - and the story of the T-shirt that ties them together - present the most nuanced look yet at the economics and politics of globalization."--BOOK JACKET

Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Free trade
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: Free trade.
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: International economic relations
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: International economic relations.
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: International trade
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: International trade.
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: T-shirt industry
   - Topical term or geographic name entry element: T-shirt industry.

Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
   - Uncontrolled related/analytical title: Honor with Books Program.


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