The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
| Author/creator | Rivoli, Pietra Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated |
| Description | 272 p. ill 23.500 x 018.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation <b>Praise for <i>THE TRAVELS OF A T–SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY</i></b><p>"Engrossing . . . (Rivoli) goes wherever the T–shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner . . . full of memorable characters and vivid scenes."<br />—<i>Time</i></p><p>"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."<br />—<i>The New York Times</i></p><p>"Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. Pietra Rivoli′s <i>The Travels of a T–Shirt in the Global Economy</i> is just such a page–turner."<br />—<i>CIO</i> magazine</p><p>"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."<br />—<i>Financial Times</i></p><p>"[A] fascinating exploration of the history, economics, and politics of world trade . . . <i>The Travels of a T–Shirt in the Global Economy</i> 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."<br />—<i>Star–Telegram</i> (Fort Worth)</p><p>"Part travelogue, part history, and part economics, <i>The Travels of a T–Shirt in the Global Economy</i> is ALL storytelling, and in the grand style. A must–read."<br />—Peter J. Dougherty, Senior Economics Editor, Princeton University Press author of <i>Who′s Afraid of Adam Smith?</i></p><p>"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."<br />—<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | PSP Prose Awards (won), 2005 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004025910 |
| ISBN | 9780471648499 |
| ISBN | 0471648493 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780471648499 |
| Stock number | 00028608 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |