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

by Rivoli, Pietra

• ISBN13: 9780470287163
• ISBN10: 0470287160
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This revised edition of the international bestseller (65,000 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.

Author Biography

Pietra Rivoli, PhD, is Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where she specializes in international business, finance, and social issues in business. Travels of a T-Shirt has won numerous awards and has been translated into fourteen languages.

Table of Contents

Preface To The Second Edition	p. ix
Prologue	p. xvii
King Cotton	p. 1
How America Has Dominated the Global Cotton Industry for 200 Years	p. 3
The History of American Cotton	p. 9
Back at the Reinsch Farm	p. 24
All God's Dangers Ain't the Subsidies	p. 49
Made In China	p. 75
Cotton Comes to China	p. 77
The Long Race to the Bottom	p. 92
Sisters in Time	p. 105
The Unwitting Conspiracy	p. 120
Trouble At The Border	p. 141
Returning to America	p. 143
Dogs Snarling Together	p. 156
Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy	p. 171
45 Years of "Temporary" Protectionism End in 2009-Now What?	p. 196
My T-Shirt Finally Encounters A Free Market	p. 213
Where T-shirts Go after the Salvation Army Bin	p. 215
How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts	p. 227
Mitumba: Friend or Foe to Africa?	p. 239
Conclusion	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 262
Notes	p. 264
Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 305
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