The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade / Pietra Rivoli.
| Author/creator | Rivoli, Pietra |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition, new preface and epilogue, with updates on economic issues and main characters. |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2015] |
| Description | xx, 347 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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? Conclusion. Epilogue: Developments 2009-2014. American cotton is still king --The rase to the bottom speeds up --The alphabet armies march on --Competition heats up in the used clothing business. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-334) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015414035 |
| ISBN | 9781118950142 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |