{"product_id":"the-travels-of-a-t-shirt-in-the-global-economy-isbn-9781118950142","title":"The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is a critically-acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy. Along the way, this fascinating exploration addresses a wealth of compelling questions about politics, trade, economics, ethics, and the impact of history on today's business landscape. This new printing of the second edition includes a revised preface and a new epilogue with updates through 2014 on the people, industries, and policies related to the T-shirt's life story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a simple, everyday T-shirt as a lens through which to explore the business, economic, moral, and political complexities of globalization in a historical context, \u003ci\u003eTravels\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis story of a simple product illuminates the many complex issues which businesspeople, policymakers, and global citizens are touched by every day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I King Cotton 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How America Has Dominated the Global Cotton Industry for 200 Years 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The History of American Cotton 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Back at the Reinsch Farm 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 All God’s Dangers Ain’t the Subsidies 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Made in China 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cotton Comes to China 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Long Race to the Bottom 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sisters in Time 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Unwitting Conspiracy 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Trouble at the Border 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Returning to America 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Dogs Snarling Together 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Perverse Effects and Unintended Consequences of T-Shirt Trade Policy 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 45 Years of ‘‘Temporary’’ Protectionism End in 2009—Now What? 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV My T-shirt Finally Encounters a Free Market 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Where T-Shirts Go after the Salvation Army Bin 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 How Small Entrepreneurs Clothe East Africa with Old American T-Shirts 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Mitumba: Friend or Foe to Africa? 239             \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Developments 2009–2014 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI: American Cotton Is Still King 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII: The Race to the Bottom Speeds Up 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII: The Alphabet Armies March On 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV: Competition Heats Up in the Used Clothing Business 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePIETRA RIVOLI, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where she specializes in international business, finance, and social issues in business. \u003ci\u003eTravels of a T-Shirt\u003c\/i\u003e has won numerous awards and has been translated into fourteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE TRAVELS OF A T-SHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing… [Rivoli] goes wherever the T-shirt goes and there are surprises around every corner....full of memorable characters and vivid scenes.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it. 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