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

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a used clothing market in Africa, to investigate compelling questions about the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization. Using the story of the t-shirt to illustrate the major issues of the globalization debate, this uniquely entertaining business book offers a surprising, enlightening, and balanced look at one of the major topics of our time.

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  • "Economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "Economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"@en
  • "從經濟學家觀點看世界貿易的市場,權力和政治"
  • "Cong jing ji xue jia guan dian kan shi jie mao yi de shi chang,quan li he zheng zhi"
  • "Travels of a T-shirt in the global economy"

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  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a used clothing market in Africa, to investigate compelling questions about the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization. Using the story of the t-shirt to illustrate the major issues of the globalization debate, this uniquely entertaining business book offers a surprising, enlightening, and balanced look at one of the major topics of our time."
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy takes the reader on a fascinating, around-the-world journey to reveal the economic and political lessons from the life story of a simple t-shirt. Over five years, business professor Pietra Rivoli traveled from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory to a used clothing market in Africa, to investigate compelling questions about the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization. Using the story of the t-shirt to illustrate the major issues of the globalization debate, this uniquely entertaining business book offers a surprising, enlightening, and balanced look at one of the major topics of our time."@en
  • "During a 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization, Rivoli, an economics professor at Georgetown, looked on as an activist seized the microphone and demanded, "Who made your T-shirt?" Rivoli determined to find out. She interviewed cotton farmers in Texas, factory workers in China, labor champions in the American South and used-clothing vendors in Tanzania. Problems, Rivoli concludes, arise not with the market, but with the suppression of the market. Subsidized farmers, and manufacturers and importers with tax breaks, she argues, succeed because they avoid the risks and competition of unprotected global trade, which in turn forces poorer countries to lower their prices to below subsistence levels in order to compete. Rivoli seems surprised by her own conclusions, and while some chapters lapse into academic prose and tedious descriptions of bureaucratic maneuvering, her writing is at its best when it considers the social dimensions of a global economy, as in chapters on the social networks of African used-clothing entrepreneurs."
  • "The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 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 politi."@en
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy has been lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide. Translated in fourteen languages, Travels has received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of global economic realities. Now updated and revised--including a discussions of environmental issue--this fascinating book illustrates crucial lessons in the debate on globalization. The major themes and conclusions from the first edition are intact, but in response to questions from readers and students around the world, the second edition now includes."
  • "The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 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. Using 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, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they: Investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries ; Examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries ; Analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business ; Discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade. This story of a simple product illuminates the many complex issues which businesspeople, policymakers, and global citizens are touched by every day."
  • "The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 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. Using 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, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they: Investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries ; Examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries ; Analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business ; Discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade. This story of a simple product illuminates the many complex issues which businesspeople, policymakers, and global citizens are touched by every day."@en
  • "The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 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. Using 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, Travels encapsulates a number of complex issues into a single identifiable object that will strike a chord with readers as they: -Investigate the sources of sustained competitive advantage in different industries -Examine the global economic and political forces that explain trade patters between countries -Analyze complex moral issues related to globalization and international business -Discover the importance of cultural and human elements in international trade This story of a simple product illuminates the many complex issues which businesspeople, policymakers, and global citizens are touched by every day."@en
  • "Pietra Rivoli is an economics professor at Georgetown University, where the question "Who made your T-shirt?" set her on a quest. On her journey she found that globalization is just as much about history and politics as it is about economics."@en
  • "Pietra Rivoli is an economics professor at Georgetown University, where the question "Who made your T-shirt?" set her on a quest. On her journey she found that globalization is just as much about history and politics as it is about economics."

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  • "Case studies"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade"@en
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade"
  • "The Travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power and politics of the world trade"
  • "Yi jian T xu de quan qiu jing ji zhi lü : cong jing ji xue jia guan dian kan shi jie mao yi de shi chang, quan li he zheng zhi"
  • "Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy"@en
  • "一件T恤的全球經濟之旅 = The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy"
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade"
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade"@en
  • "Yi jianT xu de quan qiu jing ji zhi lu : cong jing ji xue jia guan dian kan shi jie mao yi de shi chang,quan li he zheng zhi"
  • "Yi jianT xu de quan qiu jing ji zhi lu = The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy"
  • "一件T恤的全球经济之旅"
  • "Les aventures d'un tee-shirt dans l'économie globalisée"
  • "Putovanje jedne majice globalnom ekonomijom : istraživanje tržišta, moći i politike svjetske trgovine"
  • "Yi jian T xu de quan qiu jing ji zhi l..u"
  • "The Travels of a t-shirt in the global economy"
  • "一件T恤的全球經濟之旅 : 從經濟學家觀點看世界貿易的市場,權力和政治"
  • "一件T恤的全球經濟之旅 : 從經濟學家觀點看世界貿易的市場, 權力和政治"
  • "Yi jian T xu de quan qiu jing ji zhi lü"
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. New Preface and Epilogue with Updates on Economic Issues and Main Characters"
  • "The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"@en
  • "The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"@en
  • "The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy an Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. New Preface and Epilogue with Updates on Economic Issues and Main Characters"@en
  • "The travels of a T-Shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "Met een T-shirt de wereld rond : hoe globalisering precies werkt"
  • "The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"@en
  • "Travels of a T-shirt in the global economy an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "Śladami T-shirta : o tym, jak pewna ekonomistka badała rolę rynku, władzy i polityki w handlu światowym"@pl
  • "The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade"
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade"
  • "The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy : an economist examines the markets, power and politics of world trade"
  • "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy : An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of World Trade"

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