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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rivoli, Pietra, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

T-shirt industry.

International trade--21st century.

International trade.

International economic relations--21st century.

International economic relations.

Free trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 347 pages) : black and white illustrations.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2015]

Contents:

Part 1. 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 subsidies

Part 2. Made In China. Cotton comes to China

The long race to the bottom

Sisters in time

The unwitting conspiracy

Part 3. 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?

Part 4. 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

Epilogue : developments 2009-2014. American cotton is still king

The race to the bottom speeds up

The alphabet armies march on

Competition heats up in the used clothing business.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-334) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118950159 (electronic bk.)

1118950151 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99996846123

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.