The Travels Of A T-shirt In The Global Economy :

By:

"Rivoli, Pietra."

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: "Hoboken, N.J. :"Description: "xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 23 cm."ISBN:

9.78E+12

Subject(s):

T-SHIRT INDUSTRY.;INTERNATIONAL TRADE.;FREE TRADE.;INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Summary: "Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-304) and index. 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?"

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General books	PAC UNIVERSITY	HD 9969.S6R58 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		17658

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"Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-304) and index. 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?"